大學英語四級模擬試卷240

大學英語四級模擬試卷240

一、作文（本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledTheChinese

SpringFestival.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese.1.春節(jié)經常在大約幾月份來臨，當時的氣侯如何2.人們如何準備，并如何

度過這個節(jié)日3.近些年來的春節(jié)與過去相比，有什么變化，這說明了……

標準答案：TheChineseSpringFestivalNooneknowsexactlywhentheSpringFestival

inChinabegan,butithasbeenobservedforcenturies.ItusuallyfallslateinJanuaryor

earlyinFebruaryaccordingtoChineselunarcalendar.Becauseitisinthewintertime,

peoplecanenjoythewonderfulscenesofsnowduringthefestival.Peopleusuallystart

preparingforthefestivalamonthbefore.AlmostimmediatelyaftertheNewYear'sDay,

theybegintopreparedeliciousfood,cleananddecoratetheirhouses.OntheEveofthe

festival,thewholefamilygettogetherforabigdinner.TheystayuptoeatJiaoziat

midnightforgoodluckandhealth.Inthepast,peopleliketheSpringFestivalbecauseit

couldbringthemnewclothes,newshoes,deliciousfoodandholidays.Butnowpeople

arenolongerexcitedoverit.EverydayislikeafestivaltoChinese.Thelivingstandard

oftheChinesepeopleisbecominghigherandhigher.

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、快速閱讀理解（本題共70題，每題7.0分，共70

分。）

GenerationXXLAsocietyofobesechildrenChildren'simpulseshaven'tchangedmuch

inrecentdecades.Butsocialforces—fromthedisappearanceofhomecookingtothe

riseoffastfoodandvideotechnology-haveconvergedtomakethemheavier.Snack

andsodacompaniesarespendinghundredsofmillionsayeartopromoteemptycalories,

whileschoolscutbackonphysicaleducationandoutdoorplayissupplantedby

Nintendo（任天堂游戲機）andInternet.Bythegovernment'sestimate,some6million

Americanchildrenarenowfatenoughtoendangertheirhealth.Anadditional5million

areonthethreshold,andtheproblemisgrowingmoreextremeevenasitbecomesmore

widespread."Thechildrenwcseetodayare30percentheavierthantheoneswhowere

referredtoin1990,"saysDr.NaomiNeufeld,apediatricendocrinologist（兒科內分泌學

家）inLosAngeles.Obesekidssufferbothphysicallyandemotionallythroughout

childhood,andthosewhoremainheavyasadolescentstendtostaythatwayinto

adulthood.Theresultingillnesses-diabetes（糖尿病）,heartdisease,highblood

pressure,severalcancers—nowclaimanestimatedhalf-millionAmericanliveseach

year,whilecostingus$100billioninmedicalexpensesandlostproductivity.U.S.

AgricultureSecretaryDanGlickmanpredictsthatobesitywillsoonrivalsmokingasa

causeofpreventabledeath,andsomehealthexpertsarccallingfornationalactionto

combatit.Meanwhile,thechallengeforchildrenandtheirparentsistoswimagainstthe

current.Untilrecently,childhoodobesitywassorarethatnoonetrackeditclosely.

Body-massindex（BMI）,theheight-to-weightratiousedtomeasureadultweight,seemed

irrelevanttopeoplewhosebodiesarestillgrowing.Butthatmind-setischanging.Ina

gestureaimedatparentsandpediatricians（兒科醫(yī)師）,federalhealthofficialsrecently

publishednewgrowthchartsthatextendtheBMIsystemtochildren.Unliketheadult

charts,whichclassifyanyonewithaBMIof25orhigheras"overweight"andanyone

withaBMIof30ormoreas"obese,"thechildhoodchartsusepopulationnormsfromthe

1960stodeterminehealthyweightrangesforkids2to20.Accordingtothenewcharts,a

typical7-year-oIdgirlstands4feetIinchtallandweighs50pounds,givingheraBMIof

15.Bytheageof17,shestands5feet4andweighs125pounds,foraBMIof21.To

spareparentsunduealarmoverbabyfatorthenormalweightgainthatprecedesgrowth

spurts（沖刺），thenewchartsuseabroaddefinitionofhealthyweight.Theheavy

sufferingsEvenbytheselenient（寬松的）standards,theproportionofkidswhoare

overweightjumpedfrom5percentin1964tonearly13percentin1994,themostrecent

yearonrecord;Ifthetrendhascontinued-andmanyexpertsbelieveithasaccelerated

onechildinthreeisnoweitheroverweightoratriskofbecomingso.Noraceorclass

hasbeenspared,andmanyyoungstersarcalreadysufferinghealthconsequences.Dr.

NancyKrebs,apediatricianattheUniversityofColorado,notesthatoverweightchildren

arenowshowingupwithsuchproblemsasfattyliver,aprecursor（先兆）tocirrhosis（硬

化）,andobstructivesleepapnea（呼吸暫停）,aconditioninwhichtheexcessflesharound

thethroatblockstheairway,causingloudsnoring,fitfulsleepandachroniclackof

oxygenthatcandamagetheheartandlungs.EvenType2diabetes-known

traditionallyasnadult-onset"diabetesturnupinoverweightkids."Tenyearsago1would

havetoldyouthatType2diabetesdoesn'toccuruntilafter40,"saysDr.RobinGolandof

NewYork'sColumbia-PresbyterianHospital,"Now30percentofourpediatricpatients

arcType2."UnlikeType1disease,inwhichthepancreas（胰腺）failstoproducethe

insulin（胰島素）neededtotransportsugarfromthebloodstreamintocells,Type2

diabetesoccurswhenaperson'scellsgrowresistanttoinsulin,causingsugartobuildup

intheblood.Unlessit'scarefullymanaged,thisobesity-relatedconditioncandamage

bloodvesselsWithinadecade,settingthestageforkidneyfailureandblindnessaswell

asampuialions（截肢手術）,heartattacksandstrokes.Andbecausechildrenarenot

routinelyscreenedfbrType2disease,Golandworriesthatmanycasesaregoing

undiagnosed.Eveniftheydon'tdevelopdiabetes,chronicallyoverweightkidsmay

becomeprimecandidatesforheartattacksandstrokes.Inarecentsurveyofpreschoolers

atNewYorkCityHeadStartCenters,Dr.ChristineWilliamsofColumbiaUniversity

foundthatoverweightkidsasyoungas3and4showedsignsofelevatedbloodpressure

andcholesterol（月旦固醇）."There'salagbetweenthedevelopmentofobesityandthe

chronicdiseasesassociatedwithit,"saysDr.WilliamDietzoftheCentersforDisease

ControlandPrevention."We'reinthattroughrightnow.Verysoonwe'llseetherateof

cardiovascular（心臟血管的）diseaseamongteenagersrising."Obesity——astruggleof

thewholesocietyHowdoesachildendupinthispredicament?Genesareclearlypartof

thestory.Ninc-ycar-oldEmilyHoffmanofHumble,Texas,wasbornweighingnearly11

pounds.AndthoughsheWasraisedinwaysherpediatriciansapprovedof,everything

sheateseemedtoturnintofat.By7sheweighed180pounds.Buteveninkidswhoarc

pronetoobesity,lifestyleiswhattriggersit.FeliceRamirezweighed200poundswhen

shestartedeighthgradeinVictoria,Texas,threeyearsago.Andthoughshehassincelost

25,sheisconstantlyinfluencedinthewrongdirection.ShehasaP.E.classatschool,but

sittingonthebleacherscountsasparticipation.Andthoughtheschoolcafeteriatriesto

offerhealthyfare,thelinesaresolong,andthelunchperiodsoshort,thatkidsareoften

forcedtodineonpackagedsnacksfromthevendingmachines.Thesearecommon

temptations.Manyschoolsnowfeaturenotonlysodaandsnackmachinesbuton-site

outletsforfast-foodchains.Atthesametime,recessandphysicaleducationarc

vanishingfromtheschools'standardcurriculum.Notsurprisingly,theproportionofhigh-

schoolkidsindailygymclassesfellfrom42percentto29percentduringthe90's.

2、Theimprovementofthelivingconditionsisonesocialforcethatmakeschildren

heavier.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、Everyyearabout50,000Americansdieofdiseasesresultingfromobesity.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

4^AccordingtoDanGlickman,obesitywillrivalsmokingasacauseofpreventable

deathinthenearfuture.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、Childhoodobesitywasnevertrackedcloselybefore,thereasonofwhichisthat

childhoodobesityusedtoberare.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Theproportionofkidswhoareoverweightin1994jumped13percentcomparedwith

thatin1964.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、Type2diabetesonlyoccurinadultswhileType1diabetesmayoccurinchildren.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、TheresearchofDr.ChristineWilliamsshowsthatoverweightkidsmaybecome

primesufferersofheartattacksandstrokes.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

9、TheauthorcitestheexampleofEmilyHoffmantoshowthatis/areone

causeofoverweight.

標準答案：genes

知識點解析：暫無解析

10、TheexampleofFeliceRamirezshowsusthatinkidswhoarcpronetoobesity

is/areastimulatingfactorforoverweight.

標準答案：lifeslyle

知識點解析：暫無解析

11、Besidestheunhealthyfoodanddrink,thevanishingofalsocontributestothe

problemofchildhoodobesity.

標｝Hi答案：recessandphysicaleducation

知識點解析：暫無解析

三、聽力短對話（本題共8題，每題1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Swimming.

B、Playingtennis.

C^Boating.

D^Playinggolf.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、

A、Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference,

Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.

C、lotellhimsomethingabouttheconference.

D、Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、

A^Thelongwait.

B、Thebroken-downcomputer.

C、Themistakesinhertelephonebill.

D、Thebadtelephoneservice.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

15、

A、Theyspentthreehundreddollarsontheirvacation.

B>Theydrewmoremoneythantheyshouldhavefromthebank.

C、Theylosttheirbankbook.

D^Theyhadonlythreehundreddollarsinthebank,

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、

A、Tofindoutherpositioninthecompany.

Toapplyforajob.

C、Toofferherapositioninthecompany.

D、Tomakeanappointmentwiththesalesmanager.

標準答案：B-

知識點解析：暫無解析

17、

Heissurprised.

B、Hefcelsveryhappy.

C、Heisindifferent.

D、Hefeelsveryangry.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

18、

A、Hehasn'tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.

B、Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.

C、He'sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.

D、Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

19、

A^Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.

B、Itdoesn^haveabackcover.

C^Shefeelstheman'sapologyisenough.

D^Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

四、聽力長對話（含3小題）（本題共6題，每題上0

分，共6分。）

20、

A、Atapark.

B、Atthebeach.

C^AtDave'shouse.

D、Byariver.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

21、

A、Six.

Seven.

C、Eight.

D、Nine.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

22、

A、Shehasbeenworkingalotrecently.

B>Shehasbeentakingcareofhersickmother.

C、Shehasbeentakingtwonightclasses.

D^Shehasbeenlookingforanewjob.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

23、

A、Useoflibraryfacilities.

B、Libraryregulations.

C、Librarypersonnel.

D、Locationofthelibrary.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

24、

A^Bookpublishers.

B、Librarians.

C、Returninglacultymembers.

D、Newuniversitystudents.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

25、

A、Graduatestudents.

B>Undergraduatestudents.

C>Professors.

D^Libraryemployees.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

五、聽力長對話（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分,共4分。）

26、

A、Aninterviewbyatalkshowhost.

B、Ameetingbetweentwotradingcompanies.

C>Aninterviewbetweenawomanandaman.

D、Aninterviewbetweenanemployerandanapplicant.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

27、

A^Heisnotsatisfiedwiththecompany.

B、Hewantsmorechallengingwork.

C、Hewantstoearnmoremoney.

D、Hewantstoenjoymorefreedom.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

28、

A、Over-organized.

B、Workingwellunderpressure.

C^Notlikingchallenge.

D、Notwantingtoworkinaforeigncompany.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

29、

A、Themanhastowaittbrsomefurthernotice.

B、Themanhassucceededinapplyingforajob.

C、Themanhasfailedtopresenthimself.

D、Themanhastogobacktohistradingcompany.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

六、聽力短文（含3小題）（本題共3題，每題7.0

分，共3分。）

30、

A、Theideathatitreachedoutto"theendoftheworld".

B、Theideathatitwouldbetoohotattheequator.

C、Theideathatitistoolarge.

D、BothAandB.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

31、

A、ThereislesssaltintheAtlanticOceanthaninanyotheroceansoftheworld.

B>ThewateroftheAtlanticOceanissaltierthanthatofthePacificOcean.

C、ThewateroftheAtlanticOceanissaltierthanthatofanyotherplaceintheworld.

D、TheAtlanticOceanhasmoresaltthanwaterinit.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

32、

A、TheSaltiestOceanintheWorld.

B、TheAtlanticOcean.

C、TheAtlantic-ALonelyOcean.

D、TheWateroftheOcean.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

七、聽力復合式聽寫（本題共〃題，每題1.0分，共

“分。）

FlorenceSephtonis77andlivesinNorthWales.Sheisreadingforanartsdegree."I'm

moreofa[Bl]topolishmymindthanpolishmyfurniture.Thehousetakes

secondplacewhileIputthestudyingfirst.'1"Iwasveryhappyatschoolandhad[B2]

teaching.Ipassedtheuniversity[B3]examinationandwasreadytogo

touniversitybutwithWorldWarOneIwentinto[B4].Iwaspaid1pounda

week.ManchesterUniversitykeptmyplaceopenforthreeyearsbutIwasenjoyingthe

moneyandthefreedom,soIturneditdown."Mrs.Sephtonisnowinthesecondyearof

herOpenUniversity[B5]andisfindingithardwork."I'mfeelingtiredmore

[B6].Ican'tdomorethananhour'sworkatatime.Thememory'sshocking,

I'msupposedtobe[B7]andIlookupnotesIdidearlierthisyearandthink,

Haveyoureadthisbefore?'SoI'mdoingitveryslowly-one【B8】ayear,so

it'lltakesixyears.""[B9].Ihadanessayfailedthisweek.Theprofessorsaid

Ihadn'tansweredthequestion.I'vebeenthinkingaboutitallweek.[BIO].I'm

veryordinaryreally."Claimingtobeordinaryandlazy,Mrs.Sephtonisstillworking

harddailyatherassignments.[Bl1].ItmeansIdon'tcareenoughabout

people.Ican'tsayIfindcomfortinwhatI'llbelearning,soI'llbeinterestedtoseeif

there*salifeahead.

33、[Bl]

標準答案：creature

知識點解析：暫無解析

34、[B2]

標準答案：wonderful

知識點解析：暫無解析

35、[B3]

標準答案：entrance

知識點解析：暫無解析

36、[B4]

標準答案:banking

知識點解析：暫無解析

37、[B5]

標準答案：course

知識點解析：暫無解析

38、[B6]

標準答案：frequently

知識點解析：暫無解析

39、[B7]

標準答案：revising

知識點解析：暫無解析

40、[B8]

標準答案：credit

知識點解析：暫無解析

41、[B9]

標準答案：Atthemomentthegreatestrewardissimplytheincreaseinknowledgeand

thediscipline.

知識點解析：暫無解析

42、[BIO]

標準答案：IknowIhaven'tgotthefacilityforessayconstruction.Ijustletmyselfgo

andgetexcited.IfeelmoreemotionallythanIdidmentally.

知識點解析：暫無解析

43、[Bll]

標準答案：Mrs.Scphtonseesherstudiesaskeepingherfitandindependent."Because

ofmylifeI'vebeenselfsufficient.Itsoundsaverynicecharacteristic."

知識點解析：暫無解析

八、閱讀（選詞填空）（本題共70題，每題7.0分，共

10分。）

Genetically-modified（GM）foodstuffsareheretostay.That'snottosaythatfood

producedbyconventionalagriculturewilldisappear,but[SI]thatfood-buying

patternswillpolarize:therewillbeaniche（合適的）marketfbrconventionalfoodstuffs

justasthereisfor[S2]food.ItmayevenbethatGMfoodwillbecomethe

foodof[S3]becauseconsumerscometoappreciatethehealthbenefitsof

reducedpesticideuse.[S4]therearesome20,000chemicalsinuse,butths

scientistsonlyhavedetailedinformationonaround1,000ofthem.Toseetheadvantages

ofGMfoodyouhaveonlytoconsidertherecentpressrevelationthattheaveragelettuce

(生菜)receiveselevenpesticide[S5]beforeitreachesthesupermarketshelf.

I'msurechemicalsandthsirroleindiseasewillbecomeabig[S6]inthenext

centuryasthepopulationofthedevelopedworldworriesincreasinglyaboutitshealth.

ThereasonGMfoodwillnotgoawayisthatweneedathree-foldincreaseinfood

productionbytheyear2050tokeep[S7]withtheworld'spredictedpopulation

growthtotenorelevenbillion.It'snotjustaquestionofmoremouthstofeedeither.

Whatisoftenforgottenisthatalltheseextrapeoplewilltakeupspace,reducingthe

[S8]landavailableforagriculture.Theworldhas800millionhungrypeople.

Untilnow,foodsupplieshavebeenincreasedbyimproved[S9],pesticides

andartificialfertilizers:thegreenrevolution.Nowwe'reonthe[S10]ofanew

revolution:ageneticone.A)organicB)edgeC)accumulationsD)ConsequentlyE)

simplyF)issueG)directionH)CurrentlyI)applicationsJ)overallK)disasterL)paceM)

preferenceN)varietiesO)track

44、[SI]

標準答案：E

知識點解析：哲尢解析

45、[S2]

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

46、[S3]

標準答案：M

知識點解析：暫無解析

47、[S4]

標準答案：H

知識點解析：暫無解析

48、[S5]

標準答案：I

知識點解析：暫無解析

49、[S6]

標準答案：F

知識點解析：暫無解析

50、[S7]

標準答案：L

知識點解析：暫無解析

51、[S8]

標準答案：J

知識點解析：暫無解析

52、[S9]

標準答案：N

知識點解析：暫無解析

53、[SIO]

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

九、閱讀（常規(guī)閱讀理解）（本題共70題，每題7.0

分，共70分。）

Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyearsenhancedby

chronic（長久的）personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheir

homebordersfortalent.Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhome

countriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswith

anewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencourages

creativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,and

theopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhasto

submitaresumeorcurriculumvitae（CV）.Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:

aone-ortwo-pagcdocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessional

experience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.The

bestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate（公司）culture,the

countryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallenge

willbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagood

placetostart."Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmostevery

caseof'cross-border'jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbean

adequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelated

experience.*"Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalor

reverse.chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour'oldest'work

experiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcuiTentormostrecent

experiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.

Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronological

formal.”"IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient（收件人）

usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetv/o

versions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas'tertiaryeducation'in

theUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areader

whoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors."

54、Companiesarchiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause.

A、theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

B>theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

C、theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

D^theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

55、Theauthorbelievesihatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas.

A、isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative

B、aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

CNISdissatisfiedwithhisownliteathome

D、seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

56>Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto.

A^takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration

B、leaniaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

C、followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

D、knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

57、Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto.

A^stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

C>provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences

D^highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga'cross-border'career

標準答案：C

知識點解暫無解析

58、Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof

A^thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

B、thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

C、therecipient'spreferencewithregardtothefbnnat

D^thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

Theworldhasspentonpreparationsfbrwarmorethan$112billionayear,roughly$450

perheadfbreveryman,woman,andchildintheworld.Letusconsiderforamoment

whatcouldbedonewiththissumofmoneyifitwerespentonpeaceandnotonwar.

Someofit,atanyrate,inthemoreprosperouscountries,couldbespentonthereduction

oftaxation.Therestshouldbespentinwaysthatwill,atthesametime,beofbenefitto

mankindandasolutiontotheeconomicproblemofconversionfromwarindustrytothe

expansionofpeaceindustries.Astothisexpansion,letasbeginwiththemostelementary

ofallneeds,namely,food.Atpresent,themajorityofmankindsuffersfrom

undernourishment,and,inviewofthepopulationexplosion,thissituationislikelyto

growworseincomingdecades.NotonlycouldtheAmericansurplusofgrain,whichwas

formanyyearsuselesslydestroyedbespentinreliefoffamine,but,byirrigation,large

regionsnowdesertcouldbemadefertile,and,byimprovementintransport,distribution

from:regionsofexcesstoregionsofscarcitycouldbemadewithease.Housing,evenin

therichestcountries,isoftendisastrouslyinadequate.Thiscouldberemediedbyatiny

fractionofwhatisbeingspentonmissiles.Educationeverywhere,butespeciallyinthe

newlyliberatedcountriesofAfricaandAsia,demandsanexpendituremanytimesas

greatasthatWhichitreceivesatpresent.Butitisnotonlygreaterexpenditurethatis

neededineducation.Ifthsterrorofwarwereremoved,sciencecouldbedevotedto

improvinghumanwelfare,insteadoftotheinventionofincreasinglyexpensivemethods

ofmutualslaughter（屠殺），andschoolswouldnolongerthinkitapartoftheirdutyto

promotehatredofpossibleenemiesbymeansofignorancetemperedbylies.Bythehelp

ofmoderntechniques,theworldcouldenteruponaperiodofhappinessandprosperity

farsurpassinganythingknowninprevioushistory.Allthisispossible.Itrequiresonlya

differentoutlookoninternationalaffairsandadifferentstateofmindtowardthose

nationswhicharcnowregardedasenemies.Thisispossible,Irepeat,butitcannotbe

doneallatonce.Toreversethetrendofaffairsinthemostpowerfulnationsoftheworld

isnolighttaskandwillrequireadifficultprocessofre-education.

59、Theproblemofundernourishmentwillbecomemorecriticalbecause.

A、theworldhasspentagreatdealonpreparationsforwar

B、wealthynationssuchasAmericawouldratherletsurplusgrainbeinguselessly

destroyedthanuseitinreliefoffamine

C>poorirrigationsystemconstitutesagreatbarriertotheagriculturaldevelopmentof

regionsofscarcity

D、thepopulationismultiplyingrapidly

標準答案：D'

知識點解析：暫無解析

60、Scienceatthepresenttimeisoftenappliedto.

A^boostproductionofgrain

B、constructfirst-ratetransportationsystem

C、turnoutsophisticatedweaponsusedfbrmasskillinginwar

D^turndesertintofertileland

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

61、Bytransferringsomeorallofthemoneyspentonpreparationforwartopeaceful

purposes,allofthefollowingbenefitswouldoccurEXCEPTthat.

A、transportingnecessitiesoflifecouldbecomemucheasierthaneverbefore

B>peoplecouldhavemoreaccesstoeducationandbecomemoreknowledgeableand

trustworthy

C^theworldcouldwitnesseconomicwell-beingneverimaginedbefore

D、theseedofhatredcouldnolongerbesowninschoolstotheheartofyounger

generation

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

62、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter'sownsuggestiontosolvethe

problem?

A^Internationalaffairscanbepeacefullysettledifworldpeopleviewthemfroma

differentperspective.

B、Nationscanendtheirhostilitythroughnegotiationsandmutualunderstanding.

C、Theworldpeoplecanliveinharmonyprovidedtheydeterminetoreceivean

unprejudicededucation.

D、Warcanbeavoidedifpeopleofpowerfulnationshaveapeacefulstateofmind

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

63、Theauthor'sownattitudetothesolutionoftheproblemcanbebestdescribedas

A、pessimistic

B、realistic

C、conflicting

D、doubtful

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

十、完型填空（本題共20題，每題L0分，共20分。）

It'seasytogethoppingmad.Anythingcansetoffanger-yourspouseforgotto[Cl）

thekidsatschool,yourco-workerismakinglifeattheoffice[C2],or

yourflighttoAtlantahasbeen[C3]Ofcourse,worrying,feelinghurtoreven

[C4]unpleasantmemoriescanalso[C5]anger.Infact,anynumber

ofdifficulties,bothbigandsmall,cangive[C6]tooffence.Certainly,some

peoplearenaturallyangrierthanothers.They'rejustbornill-tempered.Thesepeople

havea[C7]toleranceforfrustration;theycan'tmanageeverydayannoyances.

Andthentherearepeoplewholiketheirangryside;theirragemakesthemfeel[C8]

.Frommildirritationtointenserage,anger[C9]theheartrateand

bloodpressure.Andworse,theeffectsofangercansometimesbedevastating（破壞性的）.

Peoplewho[CIO]feelsteamedupoftensufferphysicalproblems[Cl1]

stomachulcers（胃潰瘍）andheartattack.AJohnsHopkinsstudyofmorethan

1,000physiciansreportsthatyoungmenwhoquicklyreacttostresswithangerwerefive

timesmore[C12]thantheircalmercounterpartstohaveanearlyheartattack

evenwithoutafamilyhistoryofheartdisease.Clearly,angercantakeitstoll（喪鐘）.So

howdoyoumanagesuchemotions?Whileaggressionisanatural[C13]toa

threat,inappropriatefurycanbedamaging.Findingtherightresponseisimportant.Sois

ithealthiertoexpressorsuppress（抑制）yourfeelings?Researchersarestillunsure.

Somepeople[C14]positivethingsratherthanbroodover（念念不忘）angry

thoughts.The[C15]istoredirectyouremotionsintoconstructivebe