家公共英語（四級）筆試模擬試卷17

（共9套）

（共594題）

國家公共英語（四級）筆試模擬試卷第

1套

一、聽力填空（本題共5題，每題7.0分，共5分。）

NevsovertheRadio

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avideofactorydestroyedby

theproblemofthe120-year-oldwoman

amountofmoneyfoundontheflight

reasonforarrestingthewinner

1、

HENSovertheRadio

reasonforthebusaccidentonFreeway65

avideofactorydestroyedby

theproblemofthe120-year-oldwoman

amountofmoneyfoundontheflight

reasonforarrestingthewinner

標準答案：collision

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、

標準答案：fire

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、

標準答案：sight

知識點解析：暫無解析

4、

標準答案：10,000

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、

標準答案：shoplifting

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、高級聽力填空(本題共5題，每題7.0分，共5

分。)

WhatisthemainparioftheGoldenGateBridge?

6、WhatisthemainpartoftheGoldenGateBridge?

標準答案：Asuspensionspan.

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、HowlongisthemainspanoftheGoldenGateBridge?

標準答案：4,200feet.

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、HowmanylanesoftrafficintheGoldenGateBridge?

標準答案：6(six).

知識點解析：暫無解析

9、WhereistheMackinacBridge?

標準答案：InupperMichigan.

知識點解析：暫無解析

10^Howmanycarswillbeabletocrossthebridgeinasingleyearwhenalowerdeckis

added?

標準答案：48million.

知識點解析：暫無解析

三、聽力長對話（含3小題）（本題共6題，每題1.0

分，共6分。）

Whydidthewomanopenthedoorwhensomeoneknockedatit?

11、Whydidthewomanopenthedoorwhensomeoneknockedatit?

A、Becausesheknewthetwomen.

B、Becauseshethoughtitwasherhusband.

C^Becauseshewaswailingforthem.

D、Becauseshewasafraidofthem.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

12、WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthethingstakenbytherobbers?

A、Acamera.

B、Awalletwith$200init.

C、Awatch.

D^Somejewelry.

標準答案；A

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、Whydidn'tthewomanreportsoonaftertherobbersranoff?

A^Becauseshefainted.

B、Becauseshewastooscared.

C、Becauseherhusbanddidn'tallowherto.

D^Becauseshewasboundandgagged.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

WhydomanypeoplecriticizeTVprogramsintheU.S.?

14、WhydomanypeoplecriticizeTVprogramsintheU.S.?

A、Therearenotenoughprogramstoentertain.

B、Therearenotenoughprogramstoshowthelifeofordinarypeople.

C、Therearetoomanyprogramstoeducate.

D、Therearenotenoughseriousprograms.

標準答案：D--

知識點解析：暫無解析

15、Accordingtothespeaker,whoshouldberesponsibleforthelackofserious

programsonTV?

A^Businessman.

B、TVsetowner.

C、TVstationowner.

D^ThecommercialTVsystem.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasakindofseriousprograms?

A、Programsofscience.

B、Programsofmedicine.

C^Programsofart.

D、Erogramsofhistory.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

四、聽力長對話（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分，共4分。）

Howlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?

17NHOWlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?

A、700years,

Over2,000years.

C^About1,300years.

D、About380years.

標準答案：C”

知識點解析：暫無解析

18、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargest

circulation?

A^Englishlanguagenewspapers.

B、Chineselanguagenewspapers.

C、Japaneselanguagenewspapers.

D^Germanlanguagenewspapers.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

19、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A、TheearliestprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinEurope.

B、Iltookhundredsofyearsfornewspapersiobedevelopedintotheirpresentform.

C^BostonistheplacewhereAmericannewspaperswerefirstprinted.

D、ThefirstAmericannewspapercarriednewsfrombothhomeandabroad.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

20、WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?

A^Chinadevelopedadvancedtechnologyinprintinglongbeforeanyothercountryin

theworld.

B、MorepeoplereadnewspapersinEnglishthaninanyotherlanguages.

C、Japanisthecountrywherepeoplereadmorenewspapers.

D、NewspapershavedevelopedquicklyintheU.S.sincethebeginningofthe18th

century.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

五、完型填空（本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。）

Computersarenowbeingpushedintoschools.Weknowthatmultimediawillmake

[21]easyandfun.Childrenwillhappilylearnfrom[22]characters

whiletaughtbyexpertly[23]software.Whoneedsteacherswhenyou'vegot

[24]education?Theseexpensivetoysaredifficulttouseintheclassroomsand

[25]extensiveteachertraining.Sure,kidslovevideogames[26]

thinkofyourownexperience:canyou[27]evenoneeducationalfilmstripof

manyyearsago?I'll【28】yourememberthetwoorthreegreatteacherswho

madea[29]inyourlife.Thenthere'scyberbusiness.We'repromised[30]

catalogshopping-justpointandclickforgreatdeals.We'llorderairlinetickets

[31]thenetwork,bookrestaurantsandnegotiatesales[32].Stores

willbecomeobsolete.Sohowcomemylocalmalldoesmore[33]inanafter-

noonthantheentireInternet[34]inamonth?Eveniftherewereatrustworthy

wayto[35]moneyovertheInternet,thenetworkis[36]amost

essentialingredientoftradeandcommerce:salespeople.What'sabsentfromthis

electronicwonderland?Peoplecontact.Computersandnetworks[37]usfrom

oneanother.Anetworkchatlineisalimp(38]furincclingfriendsuvercuffcc.

Nointeractivemultimediadisplaycomes[39]totheexcitementofa[40]

concert.Thisvirtualrealitywherefrustrationislegionand-intheholynamesof

EducationandProgress-importantaspectsofhumaninteractionsarerelentlessly

devalued.=

21、[21]

A、schoolwork

B>exercise

C、teamwork

D、research

標準答案：A

知識點解析：schoolwork“功課，課堂作業”，一般泛指學校里的功課作業；

exercise“練習"；teamwork”團隊合作"；research“研究”。從上下文我們可以推斷這

里泛指學校里的一切作業功課。exercise過于具體，teamwork和research意思上不

符。

22、[22]

A^stimulated

B、animated

C、developed

D、interested

標準答案：B

知識點解析：animate“使有生氣”，animated“栩栩如生的，動畫的"，animated

cartoon“動畫片"。character除了最常用的表示“人的性格、氣質”外，“字體、符

號、人物”也很常用,如Chinesecharacter”漢字、方塊字本句意為孩子們愿意多

媒體中的動畫字或人物來教他們學習。stimulate”刺激、激勵"，如：stimulateihe

economy"刺激經濟developed”發展的“；interested”有趣的的

23、[23]

A、guided

prepared

C、tailored

D、sold

標準答案：C

知識點解析：tailor“裁縫”，tailored"專門顯身訂做的\本句意為由專家專門顯身訂

做的軟件。

24、[24]

A、computer-aided

B、computer-presented

C>computer-designed

D、computer-developed

標準答案：A

知識點解析：computer-aided”由電腦輔助的"c本句意為既然你已經接受了由電腦

輔助的教育，那誰還需要老師呢?computer-presented“以電腦方式呈現的”；

computer-designed'4電腦設計的“；computer-developed”電腦開發的“。

25、[25]

A、promise

B、introduce

C^encourage

D、require

標準答案：D

知識點解析：require“需要”。本句意為這些昂貴的沒備對孩子們來說用起來很困

難，需要老師做大量的韋導。promise“承諾，答應"；introduce“介紹”；

encourage”鼓勵"。

26、[26]

A、but

just

C>and

D、therefore

標準答案：A

知識點解析：but“但是”。木句意為當然，孩子們喜歡電子游戲，但想想你自己的

經歷：你還能回想起多年前的教學影帶嗎?哪怕只有一部。上下文是轉折關系。

27、[27]

A、appreciate

B、recall

C、comment

D^produce

標準答案：B

知識點解析：recall”回想:本句意為你還能回想起多年前的教學影帶嗎，哪怕只

有一部。appreciate“欣賞"，如Iappreciatedhisabilitiesinthisjob.我欣賞他的工作

能力?！案屑ぁ?，如Iappreciatedhishelp我感謝他的幫助。comment”評論”,如no

comment“無可奉告"。produce"生產”。

28、[28]

A、recommend

B、guess

C、bet

D、urge

標準答案：C

知識點解析：bet“打賭工本句意為我敢打賭你肯定記得讓你的生活產生了重大變

化的那么兩三個好老師。recommend“推薦"，如Canyourecommendmeagood

book?可以推薦我一本好書嗎?urge”極力主張，強烈要求”.如Heurgedonhiswife

toquitherjob.他強烈要求妻子放棄工作。

29、[29]

A^result

B、mark

C、impression

D、difference

標準答案：D

知識點解析：makea(big)difference“不同，發生變化盡管make和4個答案都可

以搭配，但從詞義來看應選differenceomakearesult”產生結果"；makeamark"作

個標記“；makeanimpressionon”給…留下印象

30、[30]

A、immediate

B>free

C^versatile

D^instant

標準答案：D

知識點解析：instant"即時的，快速的"，如instantcoffee/noodle“速溶咖啡/即食方便

面“，instantshopping“即時購物”；instantcatalogshopping就表示電腦上列出了各種

目錄清單，點一下購物就完成。本句意為網絡保證了我們購物的方便，只要查一下

目錄，輕輕一點，交易就在瞬間完成。immediate表示動作的快速，而instant表示

動作持續時間的短暫。versatile”多才多藝的，多功能的“，如versatileperformer"多

才多藝的演員”。

31、[31]

A、over

B、with

C、by

D、in

標準答案：A

知識點解析：overthenetwork固定搭配，下文已經給出了overtheInternet由此可

以推測。

32、【32】

A、decisions

BNagreements

C、contracts

D、plans

標準答案：C

知識點解析：negotiateacontract”洽談合同”,固定搭配。agreement也有“合同、協

議'’的意思，但我們常說enterintoanagreement“達成協議"c

33、[33]

A、communication

commerce

C、business

D、program

標準答案：C

知識點解析：dobusiness“做生意”。commerce也有“生意、貿易”的意思，但不與

do搭配。

34、[34]

A、reserves

B、handles

C^subscribes

D、transmits

標準答案：B

知識點解析：handle二dealwithsth."處理某事"。handlebusiness”處理生意”；

handledifficulties“對付困難”；reserve"預定”，如reserveatableatarestaurant”在飯

店預定張桌子”;reserveyourstrength“保留力氣"；transmit“傳播"，如transmita

signal“發送送號";subscribe“注冊

35、[35]

A、mail

13、deposit

C、send

D、save

標準答案：C

知識點解析：mail“郵寄”，后面已經提到了overlheminierne[所以肯定不能用

mailodeposit“儲存、儲蓄存款”。從詞義來看只能選send。本句意為即使互聯網能

提供可靠的方式來轉移資金，但是網上缺少一個最主要的商貿元素：營銷人員。

36、[36]

A、missing

B、disappearing

C、expelling

D、retaining

標準答案：A

知識點解析：missing“缺少的"；expeHing“強迫的，迫使的“；retaining“保留的”，

從題意來看只能選missingo

37、[37]

A、dismantle

B>confine

C、discriminate

D、isolate

標準答案：D

知識點解析：isolate"使…隔離二本句意為電腦和互聯網把我們和其他人隔離開

了。dismantle"拆成零塊";confine”把…局限于，監禁”;discriminate“歧視

38、[38]

A、occasion

substitute

C^change

D、compromise

標準答案：B

知識點解析：substitute“替代品”。本句意為網上的珈天僅僅是不能和朋友見面喝咖

啡的一種無可奈何的替弋品。occasion“場合”;compromise”妥協、讓步”。

39、[39]

A、near

B、up

C^close

D、hack

標準答案：B

知識點解析：comeupt。'、達到"，固定詞組。本句意為多媒體展示的效果再好也永

遠不可能達到現場音樂會的效果，讓人那么激動。

40、[40]

A、life

B、alive

C^living

D、live

標準答案：D

知識點解析：live”實況的,現場的年

六、閱讀（常規閱讀理解）（本題共20題，每題1.0

分,共20分。）

Parentsnowhaveapopularbeliefthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No

schoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasic

skill.Thereare,however,greatlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachitorhowmuch

priority（優先）itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.

Theproblemisthathowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyin

writingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.Ifspellingbecomes

（heonlyfocalpointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto"play

safe".Hewillbepronetowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoid

adventurouslanguage.That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionaries

andpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadon

thebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkis

terrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible（難以辨認

的）.“Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butit

wasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,which

includedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Iheteacherwasnot

wrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild'sideas,

anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupil

moremotivation（動力）toseekimprovement.

41、Teachersarcdifferentintheiropinionsabout

A、thedifficultiesinteachingspelling.

B、theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment.

C^thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills.

D、thenecessityofteachingspelling.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第一段第二行：Therearehowever,greatlydifferentideasabout

howtoteachitorhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopment

andwritingability。

42、Theexpression"playsafe"probablymeans

A、towritecarefully.

B、todoasteacherssay.

C^tousedictionariesfrequently.

D、toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第二段第二行：Hewillpronetowriteonlywordswithinhis

spellingrange>choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguageo

43、Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariesthat

A、studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely.

B、studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwriting.

C^teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes.

D、studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章可知：有了字典，孩子們就可以寫起來更自信，不用再“play

safe^o

44、Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher,sjudgementonthatsensitivepieceof

writingis

A^unfair.

B>reasonable.

C、foolish.

D、careless.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從作者的語氣可推測，作者對那種老師的做法是批評的。

45、Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis

A、theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskills.

B、thecomplexitiesofspelling.

C、thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositions.

D、therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacomposition.

標準答案：D'

知識點解析：文章主要在討論拼寫和內容的關系。

Inthe1960stheWestCoastbecameanimportantcenterforrockmusic.LosAngelesand

SouthernCaliforniaarefamousforsunshineandsurfing.There,aquieterkindofrock

calledsurfrockbecamefamous.TheBeachBoyssangsongslike"Surfin'U.S.A.”,

"CaliforniaGirls"and"Fun,Fun,Fun".Thesesongsmadepeopledreamaboutthegood

lifeinCalifornia.SanFranciscowasacenterforyoungpeopleandrockmusicinthelate

1960s.ThiswasthetimeoftheVietnamWar,studentprotest,hippies,anddrugs.Hippies

talkedaboutloveandpeace.Theyworebrightlycoloredclothesandhadlonghair.They

listenedtorockandfolk-rockmusic.Drugswereaseriousproblemduringthattime.The

deathsofthreeyoungrockstars,JanisJopiing,JimMorrisonandthegreatguitarplayer

JimHendrixwereallrelatedtodrugs.NotalloftherockmusicianscamefromCalifornia

ortheU.S.A..ThatwasthetimeofthegreatBritishrockgroupsliketheBeatlesandthe

RollingStones.Britishrockmusicianshadaveryimportantplaceintherockmusicof

the1960sinAmerica.Anotherkindofsofterrockmusicwascreatedbythesingers.

SingerslikeJoniMitchellandJamesTaylorwrotetheirownlyricsandtheirownmusic.

Theirsongswereaboutloveandfriendship,goodandbadtimes.Inthe1960sbigrock

concertswereverywelcomedbyeveryone.ThemostfamousconcertwasWoodstock.In

1969inNewYorkState,amillionyoungpeoplecametogethertoheartherockstars.

ThispeacefulWoodstockconcertwasthemostimportantmusicaleventofthe1960s.

AfterWorldWarIIagitialiiuniburofblackpuuplenivvedfiomihuSouthtothebig

industrialcitieslikeNewYork,Detroit,andPhiladelphia.Manyblackpeoplelivedin

poorpartsofthecitysuchasHarleminNewYork.Musicianswroteandsangaboutlife

inthebigcities.Lifewasdifficultbutmusicanddancingmadeitalittleeasier.Popular

blackmusichadastrongbeatfordancing.Atfirstthismusicwascalledrhythmand

blues.The1960scalleditsoul.InDetroit,ablackmusiciannamedBerryGordysetupan

allblackrecordcompany.ItwascalledMotown.Motownormotortownisanothername

forDetroit,wherecarsaremade.MostofthefamoussoulmusiciansliketheSupremes,

theTemptations,andtheJacksonFiverecordedwithMotown.

46、WhereintheUnitedStatesdidpopmusicfirstemerge?

A、TheWest.

B、NewYork.

C、TheSouth.

D、SanFrancisco.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章第一句話：Inthe1960sthewestcoastbecameanimportantcenter

forrockmusico

47、Whatwasthewaraffairinlate1960sthatmademanyAmericanyoungpeoplelove

totakeuppopmusic?

TheKoreanWar.

B、TheWordWarH.

C、TheVietnamWar.

D、TheGulfWar.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章第二段第一行：ThiswasthetimeoftheVietnamwar。

48、Theterm"Hippies"refersto

A、threeyoungrockstars.

B、fourLiverpoolboys.

C、therockgroupoftheRollingStones.

D、thelostgeneration.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：Hippies“嬉皮士”，文章第二段：Hippiestalkedaboutloveandpeace.

Ihcyworebrightlycoloredclothesandhadlonghair.由此可知，指迷失的--代。

49、Americanrockmusicofthe1960swasgreatlyinfluencedby

A、Americancountrymusic.

B、Britishrockmusic.

C、Hollywoodfilmmusic.

D^theHippies.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第四段：Britishrockmusicianshadaveryimportantplaceinthe

rockmusicofthe1960sinAmericav

50、Howdidtheblackpeoplefeelaboutthepopmusicinthe1960s?

A、Terrible.

B、Humiliating.

C>Enjoyable.

D、Holy.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章第七段最后一句：Lifewasdifficultbutmusicanddancingmadeit

alittleeasiero

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Journalcolumn,"liesnotinhowwellitcancontrolexpressionbutinwhetheritgives

freedomofthoughtandexpressionthewidestpossiblelatitude,howeverdisputableor

irritatingtheresultsmaysometimesbe.Wewon'tretreatwhenwefaceanythreats."

Levinwouldnotcommentonthedebatelastweek,butthereweresignsthatthechairman

wasbackingoffhishard-linestand,atleasttosomeextent.Duringthediscussionofrock

singingversesatlastmonth'sstockholders'meeting,Levinassertedthat"musicisnotthe

causeofsociety'sills"andevencitedhisson,ateacherintheBronx,NewYork,who

usesraptocommunicatewithstudents.Buthetalkedaswellaboutthe"balanced

struggle"betweencreativefreedomandsocialresponsibility,andheproclaimedthatthe

companywouldlaunchadrivetodevelopstandardsfordistributionandlabelingof

potentiallyobjectionablemusic.The15-memberTimeWarnerboardisgenerally

supportiveofLevinandhiscorporatestrategy.Butinsiderssaysomeofthemhave

showntheirconcernsinthismatter."Someofushaveknownformany,manyyearsthat

thefreedomsundertheFirstAmendmentarenottotallyunlimited,"saysLuce."Ithinkit

isperhapsthecasethatsomepeopleassociatedwiththecompanyhaveonlyrecently

cometorealizethis."

51、AnAmericansenatorcriticizedTimeWarnerfor

A、itsraisingofthecorporatestockprice.

B、itsself-examinationofthesoul.

C、itsneglectofsocialresponsibility.

D、itsemphasisoncreativefreedom.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：美國參議員批評Timewamer,主要是因為他忽略了社會責任，發行

反映暴力的音樂。

52、Theword"flap"(Para.3)heremeans

A^controversy.

B、fear.

C、disastei.

D^solution.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：flap這里指“爭議”，等于conlroversy。

53、In1992,TimeWarnercausedpublicoutragebecauseit

ANsackedworkersasaresultofrestructuring.

issuedarecordpromotingviolence.

C^advocatedthecultureofthestreet.

D^challengedthefreedomofexpressionindemocraticsociety.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章第二段可知：In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfirefor

releasingIce-T'sviolentrapsongcopkiller.1992年，Timewarncr因為出版發行了

“冰T”的暴力傾向的說唱音樂《警察殺手》而遭到各方批評攻擊。TimeWarner”引

起民怨”，主要是因為他出版了鼓勵暴力的唱片。

54、Inthefaceofrecentattacksonthecompany,Levin

A^stucktoastrongstandtodefendfreedomofexpression.

softenedhistoneandintroducedanewinitiative.

C、yieldedtoobjectionsandresignedfromthecompany.

D、requestedunconditionalsupportfromthe15-memberboard.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第四段:butthereweresighsthatthechairmanwasbackingoffhis

hard-linestand.有痕象表明，主席放棄了他的強硬立場?？跉庾冘?，推出了新方

案。

55、Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat

A^profitsandsocialresponsibilitycanrarelygohandinhandinthecompany.

B、fewpeoplearcconcernedaboutcorporateresponsibility.

C、thedebateoverTimeWarner'spolicywillsooninvolveothercompanies.

D^theTimeWarnerBoard'sopinionofthecompany'spolicyisdivided.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從最后一段可知，憲法第一修正案中的言論自由不是沒有限制的，即

我們應該同時考慮社會責任，對公司來說利益和社會責任通常不能兼顧。

Itwasnot"thecometofthecentury"expertspredicteditmightbe.However,Kohoutek

hasprovidedabonanzaofscientificinformation.Itwasfirstspotted370millionmiles

fromEarth,byanastronomerwhowassearchingtheskyforasteroids,andafterwhom

thecometwasnamed.ScientistswhotrackedKohoutekthetenmonthsbeforeitpassed

theEarthpredictedthecometwouldbeabrilliantspectacle.ButKohoutekfellshortof

thesepredictions,disappointingmillionsofamateurskywatchers,whenitprovedtoo

paletobeseenwiththeunaidedeye.Researcherswereveryhappynonethelesswiththe

newinformationtheywereabletogleanfromtheirinvestigationoffilecomet.Perhaps

themostsignificantdiscoverywastheidentificationoftwoimportantchemical

compounds-methylcyanideandhydrogencyanide-neverbeforeseenincomets,but

founditthefarreachesofinterstellarspace.Thisdiscoveryrevealednewcluesaboutthe

originofcomets.Mostastronomersagreethatcometsareprimordialremnantsfromthe

formationofthesolarsystem,butwhethertheywerebornbetweenJupiterandNeptune

ormuchfartherouttowardinterstellarspacehasbeenthesubjectofmuchdebate.If

compoundsnomorecomplexthanammoniaandmethane,keycomponentsofJupiter,

wereseenincomets,itwouldsuggestthatcometsformwithintheplanetaryorbits.But

morecomplexcompounds,suchasthemethylcyanidefoundinKohoutek,pointto

formationfarbeyondtheplanets;therethedeepfreezeofspacehaskeptthem

unchanged.

56、WhywasKohoutekreferredtoas"thecometofthecentury"?

A、Itwasthoughttobeextremelyold.

B、ItpassestheEarthonceacentury.

C>Scientistspredicteditwouldbeverybright.

D、Scientistshavebeentrackingitforacentury.

標準答案：C

知識點解析:從第一段“scientists...predictedthecometwouldbeabrilliant

spectacle.ButKohoutekfellshortofthesepredictions”可知,第一句"世紀彗星沒有

像專家預測的那樣''是指彗星不夠明亮。

57、InwhatrespectwasKohoutekadisappointment?

A、Itcouldbeseenonlythroughspecialequipment.

B、ItdidnotapproachtheEarth.

C、Ildidnotprovidevaluablescientificinformation.

D、Itwasmovingtoorapidlyforscientiststophotograph.

標準答案：A:

知識點解析：乂章里說到，預測結果是慧星的到來會是“brilliantspectacle”光耀奪目

的壯觀，而實際上toopaletobeseenwiththeunaidedeye。

58、Accordingtothepassage,whatisonemajorcomponentofJupiter?

A、Hydrogencyanide.

B、Methylcyanide.

CsHydrogen.

D、Ammonia.

標準答案：D

知識點解析:文章倒數第四行：Ifcompoundsnomorecomplexthanammoniaand

methane,keycomponentsofJupiter,wereseenincomets.如果混合物只是氮和甲

烷，那么在慧星上發現木星的主要元素是氮和甲烷。

59>Whichofthefollowingquestionsisbestansweredbyinformationgainedfrom

Kohoutek?

A、Wherewerecometsformed?

B、Whenwerecometsformed?

C、Wherewasthesolarsystemformed?

D^Howwasthesolarsystemformed?

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從考胡泰克得出的信息證明了慧星在哪兒形成的。文章第八句：This

discoveryrevealednewcluesabouttheoriginofcometso

60、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A、WhatwaslearnedfromKohoutek?

WhatwasdisappointingaboutKohoutek?

C>WhereKohoutekwasspotted?

D、HowKohoutekwastracked?

標準答案：A

知識點解析：談論的要點不是慧星一百年經過地球一次的奇觀，而是科學家們從考

胡泰克處獲得的信息，以此來證明慧星的產生地點。

七、閱讀（翻譯句子）（本題共5題，每題1.0分，共

5分。）

Duringthetraditionalweddingceremony,thebrideandthebridegroompromiseeach

otherlifelongdevotion.Yet,aboutoneoutoffourAmericanmarriagesendsindivorce.

61)Since1940.〔hedivorceratehasmore山andoubled,andexpertspredictthat,ofall

marriagesthatoccuiredinthe1970s,about50%willendindivorce.TheU.S.A.hasone

ofthehighestdivorceratesintheworld,perhapseventhehighest.Whatgoeswrong?62)

ThefactthatdivorceissocommonintheUnitedStatesdocsnotmeanthatAmericans

considermairiageacasual,unimportantrelationship.Justtheoppositeistrue.Americans

expectagreatdealfrommarriage.Theyseekphysical,emotional,andintellectual

compatibility.Theywanttobedeeplylovedandunderstood.ItisbecauseAmericans

expectsomuchfrommarriagethatsomanygetdivorced.Theyprefernomarriageatall

toamarriagewithoutloveandunderstanding.WithtypicalAmericanoptimism,theyend

onemarriageinhopethatthenextwillbehappier.Withno-faultdivorcelawsinmany

states,itiseasierthanevertogetadivorce.63)SomeAmericanwomenstayinunhappy

mairiagesbecausetheydon'thavetheeducationorjobexperiencetosupportthemselves

andiheirchildren,butmoslAmericanwomenbelievethat,ifnecessary,iheycanmakeit

alonewilhoulahusband.Allthingsconsidered,Americanshavelittlereasontocontinue

anunhappymarriage.Whichmarriagesaremostlikelytoendindivorce?Marriages

betweenpeoplewithlowincomesorlimitededucationandmarriagesbetweenteenagers

areatgreatestrisk.ThenumberofdivorcesbetweencoupleswithChildrenundertheage

of18isdeclining,andalmost45%ofdivorcingcouplesarechildless.64)Whenacouple

getsdivorced,thecouitmayrequirethemaniopayhisfomierwifeamonthlysumof

money、whichdependsonthehusband'sincome,thewife'sneeds,andthelengthofthe

marriage.Ifthewomanisworkingandearnsagoodsalary,shemayreceivenomoneyat

all.Occasionally,thecourtdecidesthatawomanshouldpayherhusbandmoney.About

10%ofAmericanwomenoutearntheirhusbands.65)If>hewomanhastotallysupDorted

herhusbandduringthemarriage,〔hecourtmaydecidethatshemustcontinuetosupDort

himafterthedivorce,whichisarathernewconceptintheUnitedSunes.

61、

標準答案：自1940年以來，離婚率增長了一倍還多，專家預言，20世紀70年代

的婚姻中，約有50%會以離婚告終。

知識點解析：本句應注意時態，前半句是完成時，后半句是一般現在時，翻譯的時

候要分別譯出其時態。

62、

標準答案：離婚在美國司空見慣并不意味著美國人視婚姻為兒戲。

知識點解析：面意思可以不譯，直接譯出其引導內容即可C

63、

標準答案：有些美國婦女之所以忍受不幸福的婚姻，是因為她們沒有受過教育或是

沒有工作經歷，無法養活自己和孩子，但大多數美國婦女相信，沒有丈夫她們獨自

一人也能解決自己和孩子的生活問題。

知識點解析：整個句子是一個轉折句中套了個原因狀語從句。makeit有很多含

義，主要是指“做成了一件事，達成了某個目的，或按時趕到“，這里具體譯為“解

決自己和孩子的