1、托福模拟试卷 44及答案与解析 0 Narrator Listen to a conversation between a student and her tutor. Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer. 1 Why did Amy go to see Dr. Carter? （ A） She was unwell. （ B） She was worried. （ C） She was stressed. （ D） She was depressed. 2 How m
2、any assignments has Amy failed? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. 3 Why did Amy take up economics? Clink on 2 answers. （ A） She was interested in it. （ B） She felt it useful. （ C） She was advised to take it. （ D） She was forced to take it. 4 Amy is not studying Spanish at present. What does
3、 she lack? （ A） Time. （ B） Energy. （ C） Money. （ D） Interest. 5 What does Dr. Carter promise to help Amy? （ A） He will give her extra teaching. （ B） He will phone Dr. Brown. （ C） He will give her a reference. （ D） He will do research for her. 5 Narrator Listen to part of a conversation between two s
4、tudents. Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer. 6 What is the main topic of the discussion? （ A） The root of Jims health problems. （ B） The womans problems with her workaholic professor. （ C） Jims relationship with his own professor. （ D） Problems that Jim
5、and the woman have with their workloads. 7 What decision does the man need to make? （ A） Whether to accept the job offer or not. （ B） Whether to move or not. （ C） Whether to have a rest or not. （ D） Whether to ask for an extension or not. 8 What would Jims girlfriend prefer him to do? （ A） See her m
6、ore often. （ B） Spend more time in school. （ C） Earn more money. （ D） Get better grades. 9 What can be inferred about the womans work intention? （ A） She would like to mark papers, too. （ B） She wants the man to work less. （ C） She wants the man to talk to his professor. （ D） She wants to quit schoo
7、l and work. 10 Why does Jim say this? （ A） He doesnt permit her to work there. （ B） He didnt expect the woman was serious. （ C） He will not help her to work there. （ D） He cant agree with her more. 10 Narrator Listen to part of a talk in a linguistics class. Now get ready to answer the questions. Yo
8、u may use your notes to help you answer. 11 What is the definition of translation given by the professor? （ A） It is using common sense to say something simply. （ B） It is rendering the meaning of a text into another language. （ C） It is a complicated and artificial process to describe facts. （ D） I
9、t is an activity the translator pretends to be someone else. 12 According to the professor, what is NOT included in the four levels on which a translator works? （ A） Finding certain field of knowledge and learning it. （ B） Using appropriate language and usage to describe facts. （ C） A creative proce
10、ss which distinguishes good and bad writing. （ D） Expressing preferences and showing individual differences. 13 What does the professor mean when she says this? （ A） Good translation is satisfactory enough to its translator. （ B） Translation can always be improved by its translator. （ C） Perfection
11、and idealism are the excitement of translation. （ D） Facts and words are not essential to most translators. 14 According to the professor, what is NOT the requirement for slang expressions to be created? （ A） New situations. （ B） A new generation. （ C） Group interaction. （ D） A number of linguists.
12、15 How does the professor clarify the points she makes about slang? （ A） By claiming that slang is accepted by the majority for formal usage. （ B） By stating that it is understood by the majority but not found in dictionaries. （ C） By illustrating that slang is understood by a restricted group of sp
13、eakers. （ D） By indicating that it is understood by speakers but not accepted as formal usage. 16 What does the professor mean when she says this? （ A） The professor does not approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation. （ B） The professor approves of colloquial speech in some situa
14、tions, but not slang. （ C） The professor approves of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations. （ D） The professor does not approve of colloquial usage in writing. 16 Narrator Listen to part of a lecture in an anthropology class. Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your no
15、tes to help you answer. 17 Who is the “father of anthropology“? （ A） Hammurabi. （ B） Herodotus. （ C） Tacitus. （ D） Hiung-Nu. 18 What do people feel about anthropology? Clink on 2 answers. （ A） Useful. （ B） Difficult. （ C） Entertaining. （ D） Fascinating. 19 What should we know while claiming scientif
16、ic knowledge of “human nature“? （ A） The variations in the human physique. （ B） The similarities in human physique. （ C） How people from different cultures solve their problems. （ D） What all human beings have in common. 20 What does the professor mean when he says this? （ A） Anthropology enables me
17、n to understand the life of primitive people. （ B） Their work makes men understand todays affairs. （ C） It provides a special lens through which we can see ourselves better. （ D） Anthropology is a mirror of humans history. 21 Which of the following is NOT the activity that anthropologists do? （ A） R
18、eporting the customs of savage tribes （ B） Collecting the Indian arrowheads. （ C） Recreating wonders of animal life. （ D） Measuring skulls and robbing graves. 22 What does the professor imply when he say this? （ A） Anthropologists record the way of life of some inconsequential tribes. （ B） Anthropol
19、ogists prevent the extinction of some aboriginal cultures. （ C） Anthropologists track down the stories with primitive background. （ D） Anthropologists do research on different aspects of human life. 22 Narrator Listen to part of a lecture in an education class. Now get ready to answer the questions.
20、 You may use your notes to help you answer. 23 What is an ideal college? （ A） It should provide experienced and professional men. （ B） It should be managed by experienced scholars. （ C） Experienced scholars and energetic young men will manage it. （ D） It should be harmonious between the experienced
21、and the inexperienced. 24 Where can students acquire knowledge in a successful education? （ A） Classrooms and laboratories. （ B） From all sources. （ C） Association between beginners. （ D） From experienced scholars. 25 From whom are beginners not likely to get the sort of enlightenment? （ A） Their pe
22、ers. （ B） The experienced. （ C） Veterans. （ D） Teachers. 26 What can be inferred about the gap between teachers and undergraduates? （ A） It will not exist in future. （ B） It would never disappear. （ C） It may practically be avoided. （ D） It should be bridged. 27 According to the speaker, what are th
23、e best descriptions of normal lectures at school?Clink on 2 answers. （ A） Boring and unhelpful. （ B） Interesting and rewarding. （ C） Formal and empty. （ D） Casual and attractive. 28 The passage discusses the gap between teachers and students. Summarize the problems by putting the following statement
24、s according to the sequence they appear in the passage. （ A） Lectures are often very formal and empty. （ B） Most of knowledge comes from classrooms or laboratories. （ C） Undergraduates are not touched with personal influence of teachers. （ D） The life of undergraduates is almost disassociated from i
25、ntellectual interests. （ E） Men are generally thoughtful by association with men who think. 28 Narrator Listen to part of a lecture in an art class. Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer. 29 What does the professor believe according to the situation in the
26、United States? （ A） Painting is the central art of our time. （ B） The moving picture is the central art of our time. （ C） Music is the most central art of our time. （ D） Some other art is more important in our time. 30 What can people gain from the works of art?Clink on 2 answers. （ A） Meaning and d
27、ignity on their existence. （ B） The spiritual experience from masterpieces. （ C） The healthy development of the art. （ D） The spiritual experience from mediocre works. 31 According to the professor, what can Americans gain from moving pictures? （ A） Hope in the future. （ B） Challenge in daily life.
28、（ C） Myths suitable to live up to. （ D） Delight to live with. 32 According to the professor, what is one way that confers meaning and dignity on our existence? （ A） Church music. （ B） Decoration in cathedrals. （ C） Overarching vision. （ D） The masterpieces. 33 What does the professor mean when she s
29、ays this? （ A） True art is supposed to mean something to everybody. （ B） Art should be put on a pedestal to have its vitality. （ C） Works in the great medieval and Renaissance are real arts. （ D） The authentic American art of our time is “high“ art. 34 How does the professor view art? （ A） Painting
30、and music are more important to him than other types of art. （ B） He considers the moving picture the most authentic American art. （ C） Decorations in the medieval and Renaissance are great works of art. （ D） Art was not equally popular with ordinary men and refined persons. 一、 Sections Three： Readi
31、ng Comprehension 34 Airline AlliancesCooperative competition. Competitive cooperation. Confused? Airline alliances have travelers scratching their heads over whats going on in the skies. Some folks view alliances as a blessing to travelers, offering seamless travel, reduced fares and enhanced freque
32、nt-flyer benefits. Others see a conspiracy of big businesses, causing decreased competition, increased fares and fewer choices. Whatever your opinion is, there are no escaping airline alliances: the marketing hype is unrelenting, with each of the two mega-groupings. Oneworld and Star Alliance promot
33、e themselves as the best choice for all travelers. And, even if you turn away from their ads, chances are they will figure in any of your travel plans. But why, after years of often ferocious competition, have airlines decided to band together? Lets just say the timing is mutually convenient. North
34、American Airlines, having exhausted all means of earning customer loyalty at home, have been looking for ways to reach out to foreign flyers. Asian carriers are still hurting from the region -the wide economic downturn that began two years ago just when some of the airlines were taking delivery of n
35、ew aircraft. Alliances also allow carriers to cut costs and increase profits by pooling manpower resources on the ground(rather than each airline maintaining its own ground crew)and code-sharing the practice of two partners selling tickets and operating only one aircraft. So alliances are terrific f
36、or airlines but are they good for the passenger? Absolutely, say the airlines: think of the lounges, the joint FFP(frequent flyer programme)benefits, the round-the-world fares, and the global service networks. Then there is the promise of “seamless“ travel: the ability to, say, travel from Singapore
37、 to Rome to New York to Rio de Janeiro, all on one ticket, without having to wait hours for connections or worry about your bags. Sounds Utopian? Peter Buecking, Cathay Pacifics Director of Sales and Marketing, thinks that seamless travel is still evolving. “The key to seamlessness rests in infrastr
38、ucture and information sharing. We are working on this. “ Henry Ma, spokesperson for Star Alliance in Hong Kong, lists some of the other benefits for customers: “Global travelers have an easier time making connections and planning their itineraries. “ Ma claims alliances also assure passengers consi
39、stent service standards. Critics of alliances say the much touted benefits to the customer are mostly pie in the sky, that alliances are all about reducing costs for the airlines, rationalizing services and running joint marketing programmes. Consumer Reports Senior Editor Jeff Blyskal says the prom
40、otional ballyhoo over alliances is much ado about nothing. “I dont see much of a gain for consumers: alliances are just a marketing gimmick . Most airlines can not even get their own connections under control, let alone coordinate with another airline. “ Blyskal believes alliances will ultimately re
41、sult in decreased flight choices and increased costs for consumers. Instead of two airlines competing and each operating a flight on the same route at 70% capacity, the allied pair will share the route and run one full flight. Since fewer seats will be available, passengers will be obliged to pay mo
42、re for tickets. The truth about alliances and their merits probably lies somewhere between the travel Utopia presented by the players, and the evil empires portrayed by their critics. And how much they affect you depends on what kind of traveler you are. Those whove already made the elite grade in t
43、he FFP of a major airline stand to benefit the most when it joints an alliance: then they enjoy the FFP perks and advantages on any and all of the member carriers. For example, if you are a Marco Polo Club “gold“ member of Cathay Pacifics Asia Miles FFP, you will automatically be treated as a valuab
44、le customer by all members of Oneworld, of which Cathay Pacific is a member. For those who havent made the top grade in any FFP, alliances might be a way of simplifying the earning of frequent flyer miles. For example, I belong to United Airlines Mileage Plus and generally fly less than 25 000 miles
45、 a year. But I earn miles with every flight I take on Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways and Thai Airways. (A) If you fly less than I do, you might be smarter to stay out of the FFP game altogether.(B) The only real benefit infrequent flyers can draw from an alliance is an inexpensive round-the
46、-world fare.(C) The bottom lines for all the marketing hype, alliances arent all things to all people but everybody can get some benefit out of them.(D) 35 According to the passage, which is the best word to describe air travelers reaction to airline alliances? （ A） Delighted. （ B） Indifferent. （ C）
47、 Objective. （ D） Varied. 36 The word unrelenting in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） continuous （ B） unrepeatable （ C） merciless （ D） spiteful 37 According to the passage, setting up airline alliances will chiefly benefit_. （ A） North American airlines and their domestic travelers （ B） No
48、rth American airlines and their foreign counterparts （ C） Asian airlines and their foreign travelers （ D） Asian airlines and their domestic travelers 38 The word touted in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） praised （ B） peddled （ C） criticized （ D） exaggerated 39 Which of the following is N
49、OT a perceived advantage of alliances? （ A） Baggage allowance. （ B） Passenger comfort. （ C） Convenience. （ D） Quality. 40 The word gimmick in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） trick （ B） strategy （ C） conspiracy （ D） plot 41 According to the passage, with reference to the disadvantage of alliances inferred by the critics, what is the possible cause of expensive air travel? （ A） Less convenience. （ B） Ligher operation costs. （ C） Less competition. （ D） More joint marketing. 42 The word elite in Paragraph 7 is closest in meani
