大學英語四級模擬試卷459

一、作文(本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7分。)

1、Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Will

ComputersReplaceUs?Youshouldwritealleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

inChinese」.電腦技術迅猛發展，大有將人類取而代之之勢；2.提出你自己的觀

點；3.講述自己的理由。WillComputersReplaceUs?

標準答案：WillComputersReplaceUs?Asisthecasewecansee,therapid

developmentofcomputertechnologyisexertingprofoundimpactonourlife,almostin

everyaspect.Inadditiontotheuseinworking,computersarefindingtheirwayintothe

home.Theyaresointelligentthattheyseemtobeabletosolveallproblems,

consequently,somesaythatitwillsoonerorlatertaketheplaceofhumanbeings.Asfbr

me,Ifirmlyholdtheviewthatthereisnosuchpossibilityonthegroundsthatcomputers

arebutmachines,madebyhumans.Theycanonlydoashumansinstructthemandour

tasksarcfartoocomplicatedforanymachinestoundertake,Forhuman,thereisone

thingthatcomputerscanneveraccomplish,thatis,theformercanmakedecisionbytheir

ownwhilethelattercandonothingunlesstheyareprogrammed.Inmyopinion,

computerswillremainnothingbutanextensionofhumanbrains,nomatterhowclever

andsophisticatedtheywillbecome.

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。)

Diamondsarejustcarboninitsmostconcentratedform,theelementthatmakesup18

percentoftheweightofyourbody.Thereisnoothergemstoneascherishedasthe

diamond,butintruth,diamondsarenorarerthanmanyotherpreciousgems.They

continuetodemandhighermarketpricesbecausethemajorityofthediamondmarketis

controlledbyasingleentity.TheOriginofDiamondsCarbonisoneofthemostcommon

elementsintheworld,andisoneofthefouressentialsfortheexistenceoflife.Humans

aremorethan18-percentcarbon.Whenoccurringinnature,carbonexistsinthreebasic

forms,ofwhichdiamondisanextremelyhard,clearcrystal.Diamondsformabout161

kmbelowtheEarth'ssurface,inthemoltenrockoftheEarth'smantle,whichprovidesthe

rightamountsofpressureandheatto(ransformcarbonintoadiamond.Inorderfora

diamondtobecreated,carbonmustbeplacedunderatleast435,113poundspersquare

inch(psi)ofpressureatatemperatureofatleast400Celsius.Ifconditionsdropbelow

eitherofthesetwopoints,graphitewillbecreated.Atdepthsof150kmormore,pressure

buildstoabout725,189psiandheatcanexceed1,200C.KimberlitePipesMost

diamondsthatweseetodaywereformedmillions(ifnotbillions)ofyearsago.Powerful

magmaeruptionsbroughtthediamondstothesurface,creatingkimberlitepipes.

KimberliteisnamedafterKimberly,SouthAfrica,wherethesepipeswerefirstfound.

Mostoftheseeruptionsoccurredbetween1,100millionand20millionyearsago.

Kimberlitepipesarecreatedasmagma（巖漿）flowsthroughdeepfracturesintheEarth.

Themagmainsidethekimberlitepipesactslikeanelevator,pushingthediamondsand

otherrocksandmineralsthroughthemantleandcrustinjustafewhours.These

eruptionswereshort,butmanytimesmorepowerfulthanvolcaniceruptionsthathappen

today.Themagmaeventuallycooledinsidethesekimberlitepipes,leavingbehind

conicalveinsofkimberliterockthatcontaindiamonds.Kimberliteisabluishrockthat

diamondminerslookforwhenseekingoutnewdiamonddeposits.Thesurfaceareaof

diamond-bearingkimberlitepipesrangesfrom2to146hectares.Diamondsmayalsobe

foundinriverbeds,whicharecalledalluvialdiamondsites.Thesearediamondsthat

originateinkimberlitepipes,butgetmovedbygeologicalactivity.Glaciersandwater

canalsomovediamondsthousandsofmilesfromtheiroriginallocation.Cutting

DiamondsTherearcspecialtechniquesthatarcusedtocutandshapeadiamondbeforeit

getstothejewelrystore.Diamondcuttersfirsttrytoremoveanyimpuritiesor

irregularitiesinthediamond.Sometimes,diamondshavetobesawedwiththeuseofa

phosphor-bronzebladeorlaser.Thenthediamondisrubbedbyanotherdiamondto

createfacets-tinyflatspotsonthesurface.Finally,thediamondispressedagainsta

rotatingpolishingwheeltogivethediamonditsfinishedlook.RatingDiamonds

Diamondsarejudgedonseveralfactorsthatdeterminetheirbeauty.Mostdiamonds

neverreachtheconsumermarketbecausetheyaretooflawed.Often,thesediamondsare

usedforindustrialpurposes-asanabrasive,fordrillbitsorforcuttingdiamondsand

othergems.Ifyou'veeverpurchasedadiamond,you'veheardofthe"4Cs:"I.Cut-This

referstohowthediamondhasbeencutanditsgeometricproportions.Whenadiamondis

cut,facetsarecreatedandthediamond'sfinishedshapeisdetermined.2.Clarity-Thisis

themeasurementofadiamond'sflaws,orinclusionsthatareseeninthediamond.3.

Carat-Thisistheweightofadiamond.Onecaratisequaltoabout200milligrams.4.

Color-Inreferringtotransparentdiamonds,thecolorscalerunsfromDtoZ,beginning

withIcyWhite-thecolorofthemostexpensivediamonds-andendingwithalight

yellow.Otheruniquequalitiesofthediamondincludeitstransparency,lusterand

dispersionoflight.Adiamondthatiscreatedfrom100-percentcarbonwillbecompletely

transparent.Diamondsof:encontainotherelementsthatcanaffectthecolor.Although

weoftenthinkofdiamondsasbeingclear,therearealsoblue,red,black,palegreen,pink

andvioletdiamonds.Thesecoloreddiamondsarethetrulyrareones.Marketing

DiamondsPriortothe1930s,diamondringswererarelygivenasengagementrings.

Opals,rubies,sapphiresandturquoiseweredeemedmuchmoreexoticgemstogiveas

tokensofone'slove.Thisideaofconnectingdiamondstoromancewascapturedina

brilliantadcampaignbeguninthe1940s,causingdemandfordiamondstoincrease.

Surelyyou'veheardtheDeBeersadvertisementtellingyouthat*'ADiamondIsForever."

Thisadcampaign,whichwascreatedbytheN.W.Ayeradvertisingagencyin1947,

changedthediamondmarket.In2000,AdvertisingAgemagazinenamedthead

campaignthesloganofthe20thcentury.LateradsbyDeBeerstoldconsumerstohold

ontotheirfamily'sdiamondjewelryandtocherishthemasafamilypossession-andit

worked.Thiseliminatedtheaftermarketfordiamonds,whichfurtherenabledDeBeersto

controlthemarket.Withoutpeoplesellingtheirdiamondsbacktojewelersortoother

people,thedemandfornewdiamondsincreased.Therearefewerthan200peopleor

companiesauthorizedtobuyroughdiamondsfromDeBeers.Thesepeoplearccalled

sightholders,andtheypurchasethediamondsthroughtheCentralSellingOrganization

(CSO),asubsidiaryofDeBeersthatmarketsabout70percentto80percentofthe

world*sdiamonds.DeBeerssellsaparcelofroughdiamondstoasightholder,whoin

turnsendsthediamondstocuttingfacilitiesandthentodistributors.Therearerough

diamondssoldoutsidetheCSO.However,thecostofthesediamondsisstilllargely

influencedbythepricessetbytheCSO.Diamondsarethemostcovetedofallprecious

gems,asiswitnessedbytheextremelyhighdemandforthem.Whilethishasnotalways

beenthecase,diamondsarcnonethelessexquisitegemsthatgothroughalong,tedious

refiningprocessfromthetimetheyarepulledfromthegroundtowhenyouseethemin

thejewelrystore.And,whilesomeofthemystiqueofdiamondsmaybegone-they're

justcarbon,afterall-thediamondwilllikelycontinuetobeahighlycovetedjewel,

because,well,"ADiamondIsForever."

2、Carbonmakesupabout1/4ofthehumanbody.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：該句的句意為：碳約占人體四分之一C參見原文的第二段C文章說碳

是世界上最常見的元素之一，人體所含的碳元素占18%多一點，但是并不到四分

之一。

Accordingtothepassage,diamondsarecherishedbypeoplebecausetheyarerarer.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：該句的句意為：根據文章的大意，人們喜愛鉆石是因為鉆石更為稀

有。文章的第一段說明鉆石并不比其他的寶石更稀有，人們之所以看重鉆石是因為

鉆石市場被壟斷了。

4、Naturaldiamondsarebroughttothesurfacethroughkimberlitepipes.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：該句的句意為：天然鉆石是通過金伯利管道被帶到了地表。在“The

OriginofDiamonds”這?節中，作者說明鉆石形成于地球深處大約161公里這一層

面。接著,在“KimberlitePipes”這一節，作者說明地下巖漿通過kimberlitepipes夾

帶鉆石到達地表層面。

5、Diamondsarepricedonthebasisofthe4Cs-Cut,Clarity,CaratandColor.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：該句的句意為：鉆石是根據4c——切工、凈度、克拉和色澤來定價

的。在“RatingDiamonds”這一節中，作者講到鉆石的定價主要參照所謂的4c（切

工、凈度、克拉和色澤）。

6、Themostexpensivediamondsareusuallywhiteincolor.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：該句的句意為：最貴的鉆石通常是白色。在“RatingDiamonds”這一節

中，作者說明最貴重的鉆石色澤是IceWhite（冰白）。

7、ThecommercialcampaignbyDeBeerschangedourperceptionofdiamonds.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：該句的句意為：德比爾斯公司的商業宣傳改變了我們對鉆石的認識。

從“MarketingDiamonds”這一節中，我們知道在上世紀30年代之前，人們很少會用

鉆戒作為定婚信物，但是DeBeers的宣傳，特別是其廣告用語“ADiamondIs

Forever”（中文廣告用語“鉆石恒久遠，一顆永流傳"）改變了人們對鉆石的認識，也

改變了鉆石市場。

8、IfDeBeerswereaUS-basedcompany,itwouldbefoundinviolationofanti-trust

lawsforfixingthepricesofdiamonds.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：C

知識點解析：該句的句意為：如果德比爾斯是一家美國公司，它就會因操控鉆石定

價而被認為違反了反壟斷法。文章多處提到DeBeers壟斷了鉆石市場，在

“MarketingDiamonds”這一段第三段中，作者說這家公司出售的鉆石占市場的70%

至80%。但是文章并沒有提到如果這是一家美國公司，它會受到反壟斷法的制

裁。

9、Carboncantransformintodiamondswithappropriate.

標準答案：pressureandheat

知識點解析：在“鉆石的來源”這一部分中，作者說明了在適當的壓力和溫度下，碳

可以轉化成鉆石。

10>IndividualsorcompaniesbuyingdiamondsfromCSOarecalled.

標準答案：sightholders

知識點解析：參見“MarketingDiamonds”這一節中。這些sightholders從DeBeers的

子公司購買鉆石再去加工，然后在市場出售。

11、Diamondswhicharelooflawedtobecutareusuallyusedfor.

標準答案：industrialpurposes

知識點解析：參見“RatingDiamonds”這一節。瑕疵太多的鉆石不會被加工成珠寶，

而是會用于工業生產和加工，比如可以用于打磨鉆石。

三、聽力短對話（本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A^Peterhasgothistextbook.

B、Shehasgothertextbook.

C^NeithershenorPeterhasgotthetextbook.

D^Thetextbookisoutofstock.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、

A、At9:15.

B、At9:30.

C、At9:50.

D、At10:0

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、

A、Atabank.

Atastore.

CNAtarestaurant.

D、Atahotel.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

15、

A、Theplanwillbecancelledifitisraining.

B、Theplanwillbecarriedoutnomatteritisrainingornot.

C、Theplanwillbepostponedifitisraining.

D^Theyhaven'tdecidedaboutityet.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、

A、Hewouldhelpher.

B、Hewouldnothelpher.

C、Hehadotherbookstocarr}\

D、Hewantedtogoout.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

17、

A、Hedicingworkhardinschool.

Hetookapart-timejobinschool.

C、Hehadalwaysbeenseriousaboutstudy.

D、Hehadnointerestinsocialwork.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

18、

A、Heisateacher.

B、Heisalawyer.

C、Heisadoctor.

D、Heisamanager.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

19、

A、Itisbeautiful.

B、Itistoocold.

C^Itiscomfortable.

D、Itisunfurnished.

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，每題上0

分,共4分。）

20、

A、Theman'sillness.

B、Theeffectofantibiotics.

C、Thehobbyofthewoman'smother.

D、Theirclass.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

21、

A、Hewouldtakesomeantibiotic.

B、Hewouldstayinbed.

C、Hewouldaskforhelpfromherfather.

D、Hewouldgotoschool.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

22、

ANPenicillinisakindofantibioticsanditcankillbacteria.

B、Allantibioticscankillbacteria.

C、Someantibioticsjustslowthebacteriadown.

D、Thankstopenicillin,thewoman'sfathersurvivedmanyyearsago.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

23、

A、Frombooks.

B、Inthelibrary.

C>Fromteachers.

D、OnTV.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

五、聽力短文（含3小題）（本題共6題，每題7.0

分，共6分。）

24>

A、Explosionsofthevolcanocandamagediamondsaswell.

B、Diamondscouldn'tbeformedwithoutgreatheatandpressureofthevolcano.

C、TheearliestknowndiamondswerediscoveredintheRiverAmazon.

D、Mostofearlydiamondminersbecamewealthylater.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：事實細節題。短文第一：段提到"Diamondsweremadeasaresultof

greatvolcanicheatandpressure”（鉆石是山于火山巨大的熱量和壓力形成的。）由此可

知，沒有這兩個因素，火山就不可能形成。

25、

A、Inthevolcanoes.

B、Onthefloorofthesea.

C、Undertheriverbed.

D、Atthefootofthemountains.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：推理判斷題。第四段首句提到：Diamondswerepushed...byanumber

ofgreatvolcanicexplosions...（數百萬年前許多大規模的火山爆發將鉆石推到了地

表。）后面又提到：在狹窄的火山通道中以及被雨從山上沖下來的某些河床的沙石

中都可以找到鉆石。因此可以推斷出，鉆石首先是在火山中形成的。

26、

ANDiamondHunting.

B、Diamond—APreciousStone.

C、Diamond—SymbolofFortune.

D、HowisDiamondFonncdandFound.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：主旨大意題。本文首先講述了鉆石的形成，并指出在哪些地方可以找

到鉆石；然后講到鉆石彌足珍貴，許多早期的鉆石礦工為尋找鉆石付出了生命的代

價；最后介紹了過去和現在鉆石的發現地。根據文章內容不難得出，本文主要講鉆

石的形成和發現。

27、

A、Whentheydon'thaveajob.

B、Whentheydon'thaveacar.

C、Whentheycan'taffordahouse.

D、Whentheyliveinalargecity.

標準答案：B」'

知識點解析：事實細節題。短文首段第二句提到：Withoutscarmostofpeoplefeel

ihallheyarepoor.（沒有車，大部分人會覺得自己很窮。）由此可知，當美國人沒有

車時，會覺得自己窮。

28、

A、BecausetheU.S.isalargecountry.

B、BecauseAmericansliketomovearoundandbeindependent.

C、BecausetheU.S.iscalledthenationonwheels.

D、BecausetheU.S.lacksofconvenientpublictransportation.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：事實細節題。短文第四段首句提到：Thesecondreasonis...theUnited

Statesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublic

transportation.（第二個原因是美國一直沒有形成高效、便宜的公共交通體系。）由

此可知，美國缺乏便捷的公共交通工具。

29、

A、ThecarexertsgreatinfluenceonAmericanculture.

B、PublictransportationintheU.S.ishighlyefficient.

C、Americansenjoyfollowingacertainschedule.

D^WhaiAmericanswantmostisfbnune.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：推理判斷題。短文第二段中提到：HenryFord...didn^knowhowmuch

thecarwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.（亨利?福特并不知道汽車對美國文化產

生了多大的影響。）后面又提到:ThecarmadetheUnitedStatesanationon

wheels.（汽車使美國成為車輪卜的國家。）由此可以得出，汽車對美國文化影響巨

大。

六、聽力短文（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分,共4分。）

30、

A、Youreyesight.

Yourdrivingability.

C^Yourcar'smechanicalcondition.

D、Yourknowledgeoftrafficregulations.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：事實細節題。從"Thesecondtestisawrittentestthatchecksyour

knowledgeofhighwayandtrafficregulalions.''可以知道第二項筆試考的是路況和交

通規則。

31、

A、Topracticedrivingwithanexperienceddriver.

B、Todriveundernormalhighwaycondition.

C、Tohavethecarcheckedbythelicenseofficer.

D、Touseitasanidentificationcard.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：事實細節題。文中明確提到“Thispermitallowsyoutopractisedriving

withanexperienceddriver”即在取得instruclionpermit后，你就可以由一位有經驗的

駕駛員教你怎么開車了。

32、

A、Thelicenseofficeprovidesthelestvehicle.

B、Theexaminershowshowtostart,stoporpark.

C、Theexaminerwatchesyoudrivinginyourcar.

D、Thetestiscarriedoutwherethereislittletraffic.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：事實細節題。根據：youmustprovideyourownvehicle（上路測試時的

車是考生自備的），iheexaminer...asksyoutodriveinregulariraffic（考官要求你在正

常路況中駕車）和theexaminertestsyouforsuchthingsasstarting,stopping,

turning,backingup,andparking（考官考查正常的路況下考生啟動、停車、倒車、

泊車等系列技術），可以最終

33、

A^Driverstobe.

B、Trafficregulationmakers.

C^Licenseexaminers.

D、Policemen.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：推理判斷題。本文講述的是取得駕駛執照要經過的一系列測試，聽話

人應該是想要學車的人們，而不是trafficregulationmakers"交通法規制定者、'，

licenseexaminers”執照檢杳人”或policemen“警察”。

七、聽力復合式聽寫（本題共〃題，每題7.0分，共

“分。）

OnthenightofJune8,1waswatchinga[Bl]TVshowwithmyfamily.Wegot

alittlenervouswhentheTVnewssaidthattheremightbea[B2]thunderstorm.

Butthereareoftenbad[B3]inJune,soweallwatchedtheendoftheTVshow

andwenttobed.Soonafterwewenttosleep,I[B4]upandsawbright

lighteninginthesky.Itwassobrightthatthewholemom[B5]white.Ihearda

soundthatwaslikeahundredairplanesflyingpastthehouse.Ihadneverheardsucha

noiseinallmylife.Suddenly,thewholehousebeganto[B6],andthefloor

undermeseemedtofallaway.IknewIshouldgettothebasement,butitwastoolate.1

gota[B7]holdofthebedasIfeltmyselffallingintothedarkness.Afterten

minutes,thetornadowasover.Iwasso[B8]thatIcouldn'tmove.[B9]

.Icouldhearpeopleshouting.Ibegantolookfbrmyfamily.Ifoundmyparents

lyingundersomepiecesofwood.[BIO].Mysistershadcuts,buttheywereOK

too-anothermiracle.[Bl1].Therewasstilllighteningandastrongwind,but

norain.By2:00a.m.thefirstambulancesarrived.Intheirlightswecouldseewhatwas

leftofourtown.Ourhouse,ourneighbors'houses,thetrees,thestores,theschool,and

allthatIknewweregone.

34、[Bl]

標準答案：laie-night

知識點解析：形容詞，從本段最后一句可知“看完電視就去睡覺”，說明看的是，晚

間電視節目

35、［B2］

標準答案：severe

知識點解析：形容詞，從整篇文章中都可以聽出這場暴風雨非常強烈。尤其在第一

段中，能止我們這些住在“經常遭遇強暴風雨地區'’的人也感到“稍許緊張’'的暴風雨

肯定不會小。

36、［B3］

標準答案：storms

知識點解析：名詞，根據前一句中的theremightbeaseverethurderstorm可以判斷

出這里應填人storms一詞。

37、［B4］

標準答案：woke

知識點解析：動詞，前一句話提到went2slecp（睡覺了），后面一句話又說saw（看

到了），說明中間的動作旨定是woke（醒來）。

38、［B51

標準答案：turned

知識點解析：系動詞，句子缺少謂語動向，而white一詞為形容詞，說明要填系動

詞。和sobright（如此之亮）對照，可以猜出這里應該表示“變白”之意。

39、［B6］

標準答案：shake

知識點解析：動詞，根據后句”...thefloorundermeseemedtofallaway"（...我下面的

地板都像是耍塌了）可以推測房了可能在搖晃（shake）。

40、［B7］

標準答案：firm

知識點解析：形容詞，既然去地下室已經為時過晚，而又因為自己感到就快要陷入

黑暗中，在這種情況下，把床當稻草的時候肯定是，緊緊地”抓著。

41、［B8］

標準答案：frightened

知識點解析：過去分詞，在這種時候人不能動的原因可能就是被frighlened（嚇著

了）。

42、[B9]

標準答案：WhenIfinallyopenedmyeyes,everythingwasdarkanditwasraining

hard.

知識點解析：AsIopenedmyeyesatlast,itwasdarkallaroundandraininghard.

43、[BIO]

標準答案：Theywerealiveandnotbadlyhurt.Itwasanunbelievablemiracle.

知識點解析：Theywerestillaliveandnotbadlyinjured.Itisawonderthatishardto

believe.

44、[Bll]

標準答案：Weclimbedoutsideandheardpeoplecallingforhelp.

知識點解析：Wewentcutsidewitheffortsandheardpeoplewerecallingforhelp.

八、閱讀(選詞填空)(本題共10題，每題分，共

10分。)

Peoplewhodescribethem,themselvesasperfectionistsmaydowellonjobinterviev/s,

butnewstudyfindingssuggestthattheymaystruggleinmarriageandotherintimate

relationships.Previousresearchhasshownthatcertainpersonalitytraitscanaffecta

couple'sabilityto[SI]tomarriage.Inthisstudy,ateamofCanadian

researchersreportthatapartner'sperfectionismgreatlyinfluencestheirandtheirmale's

adjustmenttomarriage."Thus,perfectionismmaybeworthconsideringinthe[S2]

ofmaritalandfamilytherapy,"writeDr.PaulL.HewittoftheUniversityof

BritishColumbiainVancouverandhiscolleagues.Theirstudyinvolved76coupleswho

weremarriedorhadbeenlivingtogetherfornomorethanfouryears.Perfectionismwas

[S3]bytheextenttowhichthemenandwomenagreedwithstatementssuch

as,"WhenIamworkingonsomething,1cannotrelaxuntilitisperfect."Overall,men

andwomenwho[S4]theirpartnersasperfectionists-meaningtheyfeltthat

theirmatesdemandedperfectionfromthem-tendedtoreportgreateruseofsarcasm(諷

刺),nagging(嘮叨)andotherconflict-drivenstrategiesto[S5]withtheirmarital

problems,studyfindingsindicate.Andwhenmenusedthese[S6]strategies,

boththeyandtheirwives[S7]maritaladjustment—includingtheirsatisfaction

withthemarriageandthequalityoftheirmaritalintimacy-lowerthandidtheirpeers.

"Thissuggestsindividuals*personalitytraitsmay[S8]notonlytheirown

experienceofthemarriage,buttheexperienceoftheirpartneraswell,"Hewittandhis

colleagueswrite.What'smore,women,butnotmen,whoexpectedperfectionfromtheir

matesalsoseemedunhappywiththerelationship,studyfindingsindicate.Theyreported

poorermaritalfunctioningthandidwomenwhodidnothavesuchhighdemandsoftheir

partners."Thisfindingmaysuggestthatwomenwhoexpectperfectionfromtheir[S9]

maybeespeciallylikelylubedissatisfied,becausetheirspouseswill[S10]

failtomeettheseexpectations,"theresearchersspeculate.A)adaptB)adjust

C)contcxtD)dctcrmincdE)distinguishF)idcntifyicdG)copcH)incvitablyI)contest.,

J)combatK)conflictL)ratedM)budgetN)affectO)spouse

45、[SI]

標準答案：B

知識點解析：原文的語境是：以前的研究表明人們的性格特點影響他們對婚姻的適

應能力。adjustto意為“適應，調節”，符合原文的要求。

46、[S2]

標準答案：I

知識點解析：inthecontextof意為“在…背景下，在…環境中”。原文的語境是指在

挽救婚姻的過程中，所以強調事件發生的背景。

47、[S3]

標準答案：D

知識點解析：原文的含義是：完美主義是由男士和女士對某些說法達成一致意見的

程度而決定的。determine意為“決定，確定”，正好滿足了語義要求。

48、[S4]

標準答案：F

知識點解析：identify意為“識別，鑒別，把…看成…一樣”，本文的空缺部分的意

思是：把伴侶看成是完美主義者。

49、[S5]

標準答案：G

知識點解析：cope經常與介詞with連用，copew汕意為“與…競爭，應付”，原文

表示處理婚姻問題。

50、[S6]

標準答案：K

知識點解析：contesl,combat和conflict是近義詞，需要進一步辨析其差異。

contest意為“爭論，競賽“，combat意為“戰斗,格斗”,conflict意為“斗爭,沖

突”。原文的含義是相互有爭議的策略。所以應該選擇cunflicl。

51、[S7]

標準答案：L

知識點解析：rate意為“估價，認為，鑒定等級”，原文的意思對婚姻的調節進行評

價。在本文中主要是對家庭生活的評價，故應該選擇raled。

52、[S8]

標準答案：N

知識點解析：原文該句意為：每個人的個性不僅影響他們自己對婚姻的體驗，也會

影響其配偶的體驗。

53、[S9]

標準答案：0

知識點解析：spouses意為“配偶（指夫或妻廣，研究發現希望配偶完美無缺的女士尤

其可能對婚姻不滿，因為她們的配偶難以滿足她們的要求和期望。

54、[S10]

標準答案：H

知識點解析：inevitably意為“不可避免地”，用在原文中強調發生事情的概率。整

個句子翻譯為：她們的配偶不可避免地無法滿足她們的要求和期望。

九、閱讀（常規閱讀理解）（本題共70題，每題7.0

分，共70分。）

Theso-calledAmericanizationphenomenonseemstobeaconsequenceoftherecent

globalizationinourworld.IfwefindAmericanproductsworldwide,itisalso

increasinglycommontofindAsianproductsintheUnitedStates.Goingtoanycounlryin

Asianowadays,wearegoingtoseealotoftheAmericanicons（圖標）everywhere.Afew

yearsagowhenIwasinHo-Chi-MinCity,formerlyknownasSaigon,Iwascompletely

astonishedatthenumberofbillboardsadvertisingproductsfrommultinational

companies,manyofthemAmerican.Itisunforgettableforme-thevisionofthe

spectacularCoca-ColabillboardonaHo-Chi-MinStreet.LivingintheUnitedStates

now,IamdiscoveringmanyAsianproductsinAmerica,fromfoodtomovies.Inoneday

inSanFrancisco,orSeattle,orHouston,wecanbuySisheidocosmeticsfromJapanat

theGalleriaMall,havesushi（壽司）andsashimi（生魚片）inoneofthemanyJapanese

restaurantsinthecity,gotothecinemaandenjoythebeautifulAmerican-Chinesemovie

CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon,andtakehomespringrollsfromoneofthemany

Chineserestaurantsintown.Iunderstandthatagreatmanypeoplewouldliketohold

backtheglobalizationprocessintheworldbecausetheythinktheyarclosingtheirown

culture,butitisverydifficulttostopthisprocess.Wecanonlytrytobecriticaland

choosewhatisbestforustohaveortobuy.However,manypeoplethinkthatyoung

peoplearenotfreeiochoosewhentheyareconstamlyexposedioanractive

advertisementsthatarespeciallymadetocapturetheyouthmarket.Peacefulprotests

couldbearrangedjusttohelppeopletothinkaboutthesituation,butthetendencyinour

worldisthatwewantglobalization,butwedon'twanttoloseourownculture.

55、TheAmericanizationphenomenonismorepossibletobetheresultof.

A^theinfluenceofAmericanizationontheworld

B、theinfluenceoftheWestontheEast

C、theglobalizationintheworld

D^Americanproductsworldwide

標準答案：C

知識點解析:事實細節題。文章首句提到"Theso-calledAmericanization

phenomenon...globalizationinourworld.”（所謂的美國化現象似乎是世界近來出現

的全球化趨勢的一個產物。）由此可知，美國化現象可能是全球化的產物。

56、Whatwastheauthorofthepassageparticularlyimpressedby?

A、ThewonderfulAmerican-Chinesemovie.

B、ThedeliciousJapanesefoodinAmericancities.

C^ThehighqualityofAsianproducts.

D、ThefantasticadvertisementloranAmericanproduct.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：推理判斷題。文章第二段首先談到：如果去任何一個亞洲國家，隨處

都能見到許多美國標志。然后用親身經歷加以說明，Iwascompletely

astonishedatthenumberofbillboardsadvertisingproductsfrommultinational

companies,manyofthemAmerican.（我完全被各種跨國公司宣傳美國產品的廣告

牌震驚了o）以及Itisunforgettableforme...onaHo-Chi-Mi

57、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatOneoftheconsequencesofglobalizationthat

manypeopleworryaboutis.

ANthespreadofculturefromonecountrytoanother

B、thedestructionofcukuralidentities

C>theprevalenceofAmericanculture

D、theresistancetoglobalizationworldwide

標準答案：B

知識點解析：事實細節題v文章第四段首句提到“Iunderstand...becausetheythink

theyarelosingtheirownculture”（世界上有很多人抵制全球化進程,這是因為他們認

為在全球化進程中各國芻身的文化會有所喪失）。由此可知，很多人擔心全球化的

后果是文化特征的喪失，故B項為正確答案。

58、Whatattitudeshouldwehavetowardstheglobalizationprocess?

A、Disapproving.

Pessimistic.

C、Critical.

D、Indifferent

標準答案：C

知識點解析：觀點態度題。由文章第四段可知：想阻止全球化進程足很困難的，我

們只能設法批判地看待，并挑選和購買最適合我們的東西。由此推知，作者認為我

們對全球化進程應持批判的態度。

59、Youngpeopletodaycan'treallychoosewhattheyshouldbuybecausethey.

A、areinHuencedbyAmericanculture

B、don'tknowwhatissuitableforthem

CNarecriticalabouteverythingintheworld

D、arefacedwithtoomanypowerfuladvertisements

標準答案：D

知識點解析：事實細節題。文章最后一段首句指出“…tochoosewhentheyare

constantlyexposedtoattractiveadvertisements...”（年輕人經常在面對專為他們制作的

精彩廣告時，就不能自由選擇）。由此可知，年輕人之所以不能決定買什么是因為

他們面對太多充滿誘惑力的廣告，而難以做出決定。

TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsimple

physicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,itsowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwere

valuedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.

Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneof

subordination（次要），andtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittle

consideration.Asthesocietybecamemorecomplicated,thestatusofchildreninthe

familyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsociety

thattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonaland

occupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.

Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptableandnecessarilymultifaceted

membersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownfightthan

asutilitarianorganisms.Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthe

contemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildren

andinthesocialandpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedespeciallytotheirwell-being.This

newviewofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalso

resultedinasurge（激增）ofinterestinchild-rearingtechniques.Peopletodayspenda

considerableportionoftheirtimeconsultingtheproperwaytobringupchildren.Itis

nowpossibletoaffectthedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson'schildby

spreadingthegospel（信條）ofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchild

rearing.ThesocializationofthecontemporarychildintheUnitedStatesisatwo-way

communicationbetweenparentandchildratherthanaone-way,parcnt-to-childtraining

program.Asaconsequence,socializingchildrenandlivingwiththemoveralongperiod

oftimeisforparentsamixtureofpleasure,satisfaction,andprob