大學英語四級模擬試卷380

一、作文（本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7分。）

1、Inthispart,youareallowed30minuiestowriteacompositiononthetitleBargains.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

（giveninChinese）below:1.廉價商品充斥市場。2.廉價商品而真實面目。3.你

的對策。

標準答案：BargainsNowadaysbargainsarcacommonsightinoursociety.Almost

everyshopisstuffedfullofbargains.Infact,nearlyallkindsofcommoditiescanbesold

atadiscount,whichrangesfrom10percenttoeven90percent,beyondyourwildest

imagination.However,let'shaveacloselookandseeitinitstruecolors:itisnothing

otherthanadirtytricktocheatsomesillypeopleoutoftheirmoney.Shopperswilllose

nothingbecausetheyhavealreadyraisedthepricebeforemakingdiscount.Furthermore,

therealdangercomeswhensomepeople,otherwiseseeminglysanefellows,burstintoa

kindof"purchasingimpulse".Theybuyinbulkbecauseitisofferedatalowand

advantageouspriceandthereseemstobeahundredreasonsbackingthewill.Obviously,

somecountermeasuresmustbetakentohaltthisdangeroustendency.Firstofall,you'd

betterhaveakeeninsightintobargains.Takingadvantageofyourgreed,itisnothing

elsebutacommercialtrick.Inaddition,learntowait.Justleavetheideaasideforafew

daysandseewhathappens.Usuallytheimpulsewillrecedeandthenyourealizeyou've

madeawisechoice.Itismyfirmconvictionthatbyacceptingthesesuggestions,youwill

stillhaveaheavypurseattheendofamonth.

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、快速閱讀理解（本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10

分。）

Don,tEverGiveUponYourself:Maureen'sStoryHowDidItStart?Asachild,Iwasa

worrier-nervous,timidandshy.Atsocialeventsorinnewsituations,Ifeltafraidandmy

heartwouldrace.Yet,Ididn'thavemyfirstpanicattackuntilIwas22yearsold.Ihad

justcompletedmyjunioryearofcollegeinEngland.ItwasthenightbeforeIwasto

returntotheStates.Iawokefromasoundsleepwiththemostterrifyingfeelingoffear,

andwithanequallystrongurgetorunoutside.MyheartwaspoundingsohardIthought

itwasgoingtoexplode.Iwascoveredinsweat.Itwasn'tuntilIwasinmylatetwenties

thatIexperiencedmynextpanicattack.Iwasundertremendousstressfromeventsinmy

life.Myfatherhadbeensickformanyyears,andhewaslosingalong,hardbattle.My

fatherandIwereveryclose.Hewasthemostsignificantpersoninmylife.Idon'thavea

vocabularytoarticulate（:青H析明白地說）theintensepainIfeltwhenhepassed-Atthe

sametime,Iwasdownsizedfrommyjob,myrelationshipended,myroommateandI

partedways,andImovedtoanewcity.WhatWastheSufferingLike?Atthistime,the

panicattacksbegantohappenonadailybasis.Throughouttheday,Iwouldhavewaves

ofpanicwashingoverme.Ifeltafraidofeverything.Iexperiencedobjectdistortion,

drug-likestatesofdisorientation（迷惑）,scary（引起驚慌的）thoughtsandshortnessof

breath.Ihadnoideawhatwashappeningtome—orwhy-soIjustkeptlivingmylife.I

toldnoone.Theonlyproblemwasmylifewasgettingsmallerandsmallerwitheach

passingday.Eventually,itgotsobadandmylifewassosmall,Ihadtoseekout

professionalhelp.DiagnosisThefirsttherapistIwenttomisdiagnosedme;shesaidIwas

sufferingfrom"situationalstress".Shehadnoknowledgeofpanicdisorder.Thetherapy

gavemesomereliefbyaddressingandreducingthesymptomsofmypanic,butitdidn't

addressthepanicitself.Thus,althoughmypanicstoppedforawhile,eventuallyitcame

back.Ihadasimilarexperiencewithmysecondtherapist.Again,thetherapisthadno

experienceortraininginpanicdisorder,thusthetherapyonlyofferedtemporaryrelief.

About5yearsafterIstartedtoseekhelp,Ifinallydiagnosedmyself,throughmyown

selfcducation.Ithensearchedforandfoundatherapistwhospecializedinanxietyand

panic.Inmyfirstsessionwithmynewtherapist,ItoldherallmysymptomsandwhatI

hadbeengoingthroughalltheseyears.Tomyamazement,sheraisedherrighthandina

dismissivemotionandnonchalantly（冷淡1也）said,"It'sjustpanic.It'scompletely

curable.Consideryourselflucky."Iwillneverforgetthesenseofreliefherwordsgave

me.Itwasaturningpointinmylife—thepointwhenIstartedtoreclaimmylife.My

newtherapistwastrainedinthe"MAEprogram",developedbyDr.DavidBarlow.

"MAP"isshortfor"MasteryofyourAnxietyandPanic".Weimmediatelyembarked

uponthiscourseoftreatmenl,whichisacognitive-behavioralprogramspecifically

designedforovercomingpanicdisorder.However,beforewecouldfinishtheprocess,

mytherapistmovedoutofstate,andwehadtoendourworktogether.Shereferredmeto

theCenterforAnxietyandRelatedDisordersatBostonUniversity.TheCenterisrunby

Dr.Barlowandisthepremierfacilityfortreatingpanicdisorder.HealingThefirstthingI

hadtodoattheCenterwastoundergoanin-depth,four-hourevaluation.Theintake

nurseaskedmeeveryconceivablequestionconcerningmyscarythoughts,depression,

socialsituations,behavior,etc.Aftertheintake,mycasewasdiscussedattheweekly

staffmeeting.Then,1wasassignedatherapistwhowouldworkwithmeonaweekly

basisthroughoutthethree-monthprogram.Thefirstpartoftheprogramcenteredon

education.Ilearnedallaboutthebiology,psychologyandhistoryofpanic.Ilearnedwhat

washappeningtomybodywhenIpanic,whyitwashappeningandwhatallthe

sensationsmeant.Ialsolearnedaboutthefactorsleadingtoapredisposition（易患病的

體質）forpanic.Educationwasaverycomprehensivepartoftheprogram,andithelped

metremendously.IfinallyknewwhatwashappeningtomeandthatIwasn'tcrazy!My

panicwassimplyamanifestation（表現）ofstress.Next,IlearnedhowIhadassociated

mybodilysensationsas〔riggers（觸發）forapanicattack-howIhadactuallycreatedmy

ownpanic.Then,weworkedon"cognitivereframing"—changingthewayIthought

aboutmybodilysensations.OneofthemostimportantthingsIlearnedduringthis

processwashowourthoughtscreatechemicalreactionsinourbrains,IfIthinkacertain

way,acertainchemicalreactionisgoingtotakeplace,causingacertainresult.Thus,

changethethought-changethechemicalreaction—andchange,theresult.Basically,

ourbraincanactasourown"pharmacy".Next,wemovedontorecreatingthe

sensations,whichtriggeredmypanic.Weactuallyinducedpanicattacks!Ineededto

experiencepanicsoIcouldusemynew"cognitiverefraining"skillsanddevelopnew

behaviorinrelationtopanic.Ialsoneededtoexperiencepanicrepeatedly,soIwould

understanditwasn'tgoingtohurtme.ThiswasthemostfrighteningthingIhaveever

done-toinvitepanic.Yet,thequickestwaytorecoveryistotrulyunderstandthatpanic

isyourowncreationand:hereisnoreasontobeafraidofit.Onceyoudothis,youtake

allthepoweroutofpanic.MyprogramlastedthreemonthsandtodayIampanicfree.I

stillgetanxioussometimes,butIdon'tturnitintopanic.TodayToday,Iviewmypanic

disorderasagift.Ithelpedmetobecomebrave.Inadditiontomycognitive-behavioral

skills,Ipracticedeeprelaxationbreathing.Throughmydailyrelaxationbreathing,Ihave

cometoexperienceadeepsenseofpeace,calmnessandstrength.MyMessagetoOthers

1livedwithpanic-andthefeelingtherewassomethingwrongwithme-forwellover

15yearsbeforeIfoundthehelpIneeded.Ihadlotsoffalsestarts,butInevergaveupon

myself.Eventually,Iaccomplishedmygoaltobecomepanicfree.Myroadwasbumpy.

ThereweredayswhenIdidn'tknowifIhadthecouragetoenduretheseverepanic

attacksIwasexperiencingintherapy,butmydesiretorecoverwasstrongerthanmyfear.

Don'tevergiveuponyourselfandyourabilitytoridyourselfofpanic.Panicisalearned

behavior.Ifyouhavemasteredtheskillofbringingonpanicattacks,giveyourselfapat

onthebackforhavinglearnedtodothat!Now,itistimeforanewgoal:tomastertheart

oflivingalifefreeofpanic."Alwaysbearinmindthatyourownresolutiontosucceedis

moreimportantthananyotheronething."—AbrahamLincoln

2、Theaulhoivvasiflafiaidofanythingbelureheunlcrcdthecollege.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：見HowDidItStart?第一段。

3、Thesymptomsofpanicarethesameasheartattack.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：見WhatWastheSufferingLike?

4、Afterthetwotherapistshadmisdiagnosedhim,theauthordiagnosedhimself.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：見Diagnosis第二段。

5、Beforetheauthortookathree-monthprogram,hehadundergoneafour-hour

evaluation.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：見Healing第一段。

6、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorhadapredispositionforpanic.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：C

知識點解析：見Healing第二段。

7、Chemicalreactionsinourbrainschangewithwhatwethink.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：A

知識點解析：見Healing第五段。

8、Theauthorstillsuffersdfrompanic,buthewouldnevergiveuponhimself.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：見MyMessagetoOthers第一段。

9、Theauthormovedtoanewcitybecausehesufferedfrom.

標準答案：theintensepainhisfatherdied

知識點解析：見HowDidItStart?最后一段。

10、Theturningpointintheauthor'slifeis.

標準答案：whenhestartedtoreclaimhislife

知識點解析：見Diagnosis第三段。

11、Themostfrighteningthingtheauthordidduringtheprogramis.

標準答案：toinvitepanic

知識點解析：見Healing倒數第二段。

三、聽力短對話（本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Fieisaguideinthefbrest.

B>Heisalwayspleasedtositbyafire.

C^Hehaswonthefirstprize.

D、Hewasverybrave.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：信息詞courage（勇氣）表明Peter很勇敢。

13、

A、Tochooseamountain.

B、Todecideonamountain.

CNIOtindthehighestmountain.

D、Toclimbthehighestmountain.

標準答案：D、

知識點解析：信息詞next指下一座要爬的山。

14、

A、July.

August.

C、September.

D、October.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從beforeOclober可以聽出，現在并未到10月，而7、8月已過去

了。

15、

A、Shecouldn'trecognizehim.

B、Shewassurprisedtoseehim.

C>Shewantedtomakeamiracle.

D、Shedidn'tbelievehereyes.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：信息詞miracle（奇跡），在這里表示驚訝。

16、

A、Cold.

Warm.

C、Hot.

D、Mild.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從slightlyabovefreezing【omorrow可知，現在天氣寒冷。

17、

A、Hecan'tsleep.

B、Hedoesn'tknowthetime.

C、Hehastofinishhishomework.

D^Hedoesn'twanttosleep.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：assignment與homework同義。

18、

A、Heisgoingtochangehisjob.

B、Heisn'tdoingwellwithhiswork.

C、Heisdoingprettywellnow.

D、Hedoesn'tlikehiswork.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：He'sdoingfine等于He'sdoingprettywelL

19、

A、Hecouldn't'affordthebus.

B、Hegotuptoolatetocatchthebus.

C、Hiscargotstuckinthedriveway.

D、Somethinghappenedtohiscar.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：brokedown毀壞，停頓。

四、聽力長對話（含3小題）（本題共3題，每題7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Toseeacustomer.

B、Tocheckoutthearrangementsfortheexhibition.

C、ToseeGreggAnderson.

D、Tosignacontract.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：男士第二句話中講到了原因。

21、

A、OnTuesdaynextweek.

B、OnMondaythisweek.

C、OnMondayafternoonnextweek.

D、OnTuesdaymorningnextweek.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：男士說他下周二在Boston有個約會，周一下午passingthroughNew

York,所以他想seetheexhibitioncentero

22、

A^Todiscussthefinalarrangementswiththewoman.

B、Toseetherestaurantwherethereceptionisheld.

C、Toplaceanorderwitlithewoman.

D、Toarrangeforsomeonetomeethimattheairport.

標準答案：D

知識點解析:男士說："I'llfaxyouwiththedetailsandthenperhapsyoucouldconfinn

whethersomeonecanmeetme.”這是男士的請求。

五、聽力長對話（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

A、Therailwayhaslessofaninfluencenowthanpreviouslyonpeople'slives.

B、Chinesepeopledependmoreontherailwaythanothermeansoftransport.

C^Peopleusedtodependontherailway.

D^Manyresidentsareveryinterestedinpurchasingpersonalcars.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：Peopleinthepasthadtodependontherailway,butnotnow.

24、

A、Becausetherearefewerpassengerstakingbuses.

Becausecitytransporthasbeenfinanciallyindifficulty.

C、Becausetheytakeupalotofroadspace.

D、Becausetheyhavepollutedthecityair.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：男士說becausetheytakeupalotofroadspace。

25、

A、Yes,thegovernmentdoes.

B、No,thegovernmentdoesn't.

C^Thegovernmenthastakenstepstocurbthepurchase.

D、Thegovernmentneitherencouragesnorcurbsthepurchaseofpersonalcars.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：男士回答說Nowthegovernmentneitherencouragesnorcurbsthe

purchaseofpersonalcars。

26、

A、It,scheap.

It'sfast.

C、Ifscomfortable.

D、BothBandC.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：答案在對話末尾。

六、聽力短文（含3小題）（本題共6題，每題7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Arealchangeinbodychemistry.

Importanceofmuchsunlight.

C、Effectsoflesssunlightinwinter.

D、Relationshipbetweensunlightandhealth.

標準答案：D」

知識點解析：綜合各段主題，確定本文主題為太陽光與健康的關系。

28、

A^Itmaymakepeopledizzy.

B、Itmaybumone'sclothes.

C、Itmaycauseskincancerordamageeyes.

D^Itmaydogreatdamagetocrops.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：短文第二段提到Itcancauseburnsandskincancerandcandamagethe

eyes,與選項C內容一致。

29、

A、Becauseitcantreatemotionalproblemsandstonekindsofcancer.

B、Becauseitcanmakestoresbrighter.

C、Becauseitcanmakeskintender.

D、Becausepeoplewanttostayawayfromdarkplaces.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：短文中提到lightisbeingusedeffectivelytotreatemotionalproblems,

skindiseasesandevensomekindsofcancer,故選Ac

30、

A、Becausethechildren'scollegeeducationfeeistoohigh.

B、Becausepeoplemaylivelongerthantheyexpected.

C、Becauseyouneedtocelebrateyour95thbirthday.

D、Becauseyoumaybecomeaburdenonyourchildren.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據短文第二段最后一句Notethateveryonerunsverynearlya50

percent4（risk',oflivinglongerthantheirlifeexpectancy和第三段段首句Thatreality

makesretirementplanningexceptionallydifficult可知選項B正確。

31、

A、rillivetoaboutthesameageasmyparentsdid.

BNTheauthorthinksthatitisdangeroustolivelonger.

C、Yoirilprobablylivelongerthan90%ofthepeopleatyourage.

D、Womenusuallylivelongerthanmen.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：短文第二段提到theSocialSecurityAdministrationprojectsthat...18

moreyearsformenand21yearsforwomen可作出正確推斷。

32、

A^RetirementGuide.

B、HowtoEstimateLifeExpectancy.

C、TheYoungestBabyBoomers.

D、HowtoLiveLonger.

標準答案：A:

知識點解析：本文討論了人們的壽命可能比自己預計的長，給人們退休后的計劃帶

來困難，由此作者引出了要向人們推薦的退休指導。

七、聽力短文（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、130.

B、3,900.

C、13,000.

D、1,300.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：短文第二段明確提到Onaverage,eachemailuserreceived1,300spam

messageslastyear。

34、

A、Becausemarketinggroupshavecollectedconsumers,informationforyears.

B、Becausemarketinggroupscansendmessagesaroundtheworldforfree.

C、Becausepeoplekeepdownjunkmailtoamanageablelevel.

D、Becauseitischeapertomailpackagestolargegroupsofpeople.

標準答案：A

知識點解析:短文中間提到Junkmailisnothingnew.Foryears,marketinggroups

havecollectedconsumerinformationo

35、

A、Wastedtime.

B、Connectioncosts.

C、Lostemails.

D、Alloftheabove.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：從短文最后一句spamcostscompaniesmillionsofdollarseveryyeardue

towastedtime,connectioncostsandlostemails可知選項D為正確答案。

36、

A、Vegetarianwomenarcmorelikelytohavegirls.

B、Non-vegetarianwomenaremorelikelytohavegirls.

C、Vegetarianwomenaremorelikelytohaveboys.

D、Vegetarianwomenarcmorelikelytosmokeduringpregnancy.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：短文開頭第一句ABritishducedthesurprisefindingthat

vegetarianwomenarcmorelikelytohavegirls,故選A。

八、聽力復合式聽寫（本題共〃題，每題7.0分，共

〃分。）

PresidentBushhasproposedtoincreasethestudyofforeignlanguagesinAmerican

schools.ThenewplaniscalledtheNationalSecurityLanguageInitiative.Itwill[Bl]

thedepartmentsofState,EducationandDefense,andthedirectorofNational

[B2]Theplancallsforteachingforeignlanguagestomorechildren,asearlyas

theageoffour.Italso[B3]toincreaseforeignlanguageinstructionincollege

and[B4]school.Thehopeistobringmorefbreignlanguagespeakersinto

governmentservice.Anditcallsfor[B5]aneffortbegunthreeyearsagoto

increasethenumberof[B6]officerswhospeakforeignlanguages.[B7]

officialswillaskforonehundredfourteenmilliondollarsintwothousandseven

tostartthe[B8].TheysaytoomanyAmericanchildrenlearnonlyEnglish.

[B9]Officialssaymoneywouldbeusedtohelpforeign-languagestudentspay

fortheireducationinexchangeforfutureservice.[BIO].Anditcallsfor

bringingmoreforeignlanguageteachingassistantstotheUnitedStates.Officialssaythe

UnitedStatesdoesnothaveenoughforeignlanguageteachers.[Bl1].Yetless

thanone-thirdofAmericanelementaryschoolsteachlanguagesotherthanEnglish.And

expertssaymostoftheseschoolsjustteachthebasics,nothowtospeakaforeign

languagewell.

37、[Bl]

標準答案：involve

知識點解析：暫無解析

38、[B2]

標準答案：Intelligence

知識點解析：暫無解析

39、[B3]

標準答案：aims

知識點解析：暫無解析

40、[B4]

標準答案：graduate

知識點解析：暫無解析

41、[B5]

標準答案：expanding

知識點解析：暫無解析

42、[B6]

標準答案：military

知識點解析：暫無解析

43、[B7]

標準答案：Administration

知識點解析：暫無解析

44、[B8]

標準答案：program

知識點解析：暫無解析

45、[B9]

標準答案：Theysayonlyforty-fourpercentofAmericanhighschoolstudentstakeany

foreignlanguage

知識點解析：暫無解析

46、[BIO]

標?tt答案：TheplanalsocallsforsendingmoreAmericanstudentstoothercountriesfor

partoftheircollegestudies

知識點解析：暫無解析

47、［Bill

標準答案：Researchshowsthatchildrenhaveaneasiertimethanadultslearning

languages

知識點解析：暫無解析

九、閱讀(選詞填空)(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共

10分。)

Collegelifeoffersanarrayofactivitiesinwhichtoparticipate.Youshouldtrytotake

advantageofasmanyactivitiesaspossibleinorderto[SI]yourhorizons.If

youlimityourselftoactivitiesthatyouarealreadycomfortablewith,thenyoucouldmiss

outonapossible[S2]paththatyoufindtrulyexciting.Byparticipatinginan

extracurricularactivitythatyouhavenever[S3]before,youcouldendup

havingawholenewperspectiveonwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife.Employerswant

well-rounded[S4]whoareinterestedingrowingandlearningaboutnewideas.

Youshouldbe[S5]inactivitiesthatpertaintoyourcareerpath,butyoushould

alsobeinvolvedin[S6]oneortwootheractivitiesthatshowyoucanbea

flexibleanddiverseemployee.Collegeisameltingpotofdiversecultures,andideas.

Beinginvolvedindifferentactivitieswillallowyoutomeeta[S7]ofpeople

andlearnabouttheirdifferentculturesandideas.Usethisopportunitytolearnasmuchas

youcanwhilemakingnewfriendsalongtheway.Keepinmindthatwhileyoushould

[S8]yourcollegeactivitiesinordertobeawcllroundcdperson,youshouldn't

spreadyourselftoothin.Don'tbeinvolvedinsomanydifferentactivitiesthatyoudon't

havetimeforyourschoolwork.Findafewactivitiesthatyouareinterestedinandthat

pertaintoyour[S9]careerpath(s),andthenfindoneortwoactivitieswhere

youcan[S10]yourselfandbeopentonewpossibilities.A)resourcesB)

broadenC)diversifyD)individualsE)evenF)attractG)careerH)maybeI)possibleJ)

massK)varietyL)consideredM)challengeN)involvedO)wide

48、(SI]

標準答案：B

知識點解析：broadenone'shorizons意思是“開闊視野

49、[S2]

標準答案：G

知識點解析：careerpalh意思是“職業通道”。

50、[S3]

標準答案：L

知識點解析：根據上卜文，此處需要一個動詞，故considered為止確答案。

51、[S4]

標準答案：D

知識點解析：后面是who引導的定語從句，所以應選表示人的名詞individuals。

52、[S5]

標準答案：N

知識點解析：beinvolvedin意思是“參加”，該短語在此篇中多次出現。

53、[S6]

標準答案：H

知識點解析：按照句子結構不填詞此結構也是完整的，所以應考慮某個副詞在這里

作修飾語。只有maybe符合句意。

54、[S7]

標準答案：K

知識點解析：avarietyof意思是“各種各樣的”。

55、[S8]

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據上下文，此處動詞diversify符合句意。

56、[S9]

標準答案：I

知識點解析：根據上文第一段中提到的apossiblecareerpalh,此處應選的答案也是

形容詞possibleo

57、[S10]

標準答案：M

知識點解析：此處缺動詞，根據意思，要參加新的活動對你來說肯定是挑戰，故

challenge正確。

十、閱讀（常規閱讀理解）（本題共70題，每題7.0

分，共70分。）

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardof

living.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economists

studythecausesofpovenyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.Asthegeneral

standardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwith

today*srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnited

Statesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,they'could

haveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoor

peopledonothavejobs.Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnited

Statesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,

childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoor

peoplearcold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormal

retirementage.Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsfbravarietyofpersonalreasons:

theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation.Theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydo

notbelievethattheycanfindajob.Otherpoorpeoplelookforajobbutcannotfindone.

Manypooradultsnevergotohighschool.Therefore,v/hentheylookforjobs,theyhave

fewskillsthattheycanoffer.Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreduce

povertyinthecountryin:hefollowingways.First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,

businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolook

forjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbebelowthepovertyline.

Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.Ifthe

governmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,education,andtrainingforpoorpeople,

thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer,thenitismorelikelythattheycanfindjobs.Finally,

ifthegovernmentdistributessociety'sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeople

abovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgives

moneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.Someeconomistsare

lookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,many

peopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.

58、Theauthor'smainpurposetowritethisarticleis.

A、todefinewhatthepovertylineis

toexplainwhysomepeoplelivebelowthepovertyline

C、tofindsolutionstotheproblemofpoverty

D、toshowsympathyforthosepoorpeople

標準答案：C

知識點解析：主旨大意題。文章首先介紹了貧困的原因和貧困人口沒有工作的原

因，然后用大量篇幅分析解決貧困問題的辦法。因此，作者旨在找出解決貧困問題

的辦法。

59、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、TenpercentoftheAmericansliveapoorlife.

B、Poorpeoplearethosewholivebelowthepovertyline.

C、Thepovertylinerisesasthegeneralstandardoflivingrises.

D、Thepovertylinetendstobeatthesamelevel.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：細節題。艱據文章第一段第二句和第二段前兩句，我們可以肯定選項

B、C和A是正確的，同時也否定了選項D。

60>Morethan40percentofthepoorpeoplearcchildren.Thisismainlybecause

A、theydonothaveenoughmotivation

B、theyaresoyoungthattheyhavefewchancestowork

C、theyfailtogetenougheducation

D、theyareverypoorinhealth

標準答案：B

知識點解析：細節題。文章第三段第三句，說明了兒童在許多行業都無法找到工

作，是由于他們年齡小的緣故。

61、MostoftheAmericanpoorpeoplearenotqualifiedforemploymentbecause

A^theydonothaveanymotivationtowork

B、theyarenotveryself-confident

C、theyaretooyoungortoooldtowork

D、theyhavephysicalandfamilyproblems

標準答案：C

知識點解析：細節題。文章第三段在講到無法找到工作的人時說，除年齡太小的兒

童，老年人也無法找到工作。

62NWemayconcludefromthepassagethat.

A、welfarewillenablepeopletoberich

B、employmentisthebestsolutiontothepovertyproblem

C>bettersolutionstothepovertyproblemarenotyetfound

D、poorpeopleareboundtogooutofthepovertylineiftheyhavechancestodo

business

標準答案：C

知識點解析：推理題。艱據文章最后一段的最后一句可以推斷出目前尚未找到更好

的解決貧困問題的辦法。

Noinvestmentoffersabetterreturnthangivingthechildrenthebeststartinlife.

ResearchhasshownthatforeveryUS$1spent-Iwouldsayinvested—onearly

childhoodprograms,countriesenjoycostsavingsofUS$7.Thatisaprettyspectacular

return.Butitshouldnotbesurprising.Itshouldbeobvious.Youngchildrenwhoreceive

goodearlycarearclesslikelytodie,getsick,failintheirschooleducationorrequire

remedialservices.Theywillbeabletosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies,pushtheir

societiesforwardsandhelptobreakcyclesofillness,deprivationanddiscrimination.

Investinginearlychildhoodplaysadirectroleinsustainablepovertyreduction.By

young,Imeanfrombeforebirthuntilthechildisestablishedinschoolatabouttheageof

eight,butthefirstthreeyears-includingthepre-birthperiod—areparticularlyvital.

Thisiswhenmentalandphysicalcapacitiesareformingandgainingstrength.UNICEF,

theUnitedNationsinternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund,haslongrecognizedthe

importanceoftheseearlyyears.Morethanhalfourprogrambudgetisdevotedtoearly

childhood.Butlastyear,wewentonestepfurther.Wemadeintegratedearlychildhood

developmentoneofourfivepriorities（alongsidegirls1education,immunization（接種）,

HIV/AIDSandchildprotection）.Progressinoneareacontributestoprogressinothers.

Tacklingdeficienciesinironandiodine（碘）willimprovenotjustphysicalhealth,but

long-termbraindevelopment.Thechildrenofahealthy,educated,securemotherwill

thrive,ratherthansimplysurvive.Enhancingtheroleoffatherspaysequaldividends（紅

利）.Weneedtofocusmostintenselyontheunder-threes,lookingforwaystostrengthen

families'abilitytocarefortheirchildren,increasingtheiraccesstogoodquality,basic

services,promotinggenderequalityandreinforcingnationalpolicies.Italsorequiresus

tolookatthehealthofwomen,becauseayoungchild'sfutureisshapedbyitsmother's

well-beingbeforeandduringpregnancy.

63、WhichisNOTthereasonfortheearlychildhoodinvestment?

A^Itplaysanessentialroleinfightingagainstpovertyconstantly.

Countrieswillsavelatercostsbyseventimestheamountonceinvested.

C、Youngchildrenwhoreceivegoodearlycarewillthrivephysicallyandmentally.

D、ResearchhasinvestedUS$1foreachchildandthecountrieshaveenjoyedthe

benefits.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：細節題。根據文章第一段第一、二句，第二段最后一句以及第五段的

論述可以判斷選項A、B、C的表達都是正確的。而選項D是對第一段第二句的誤

解。

64、Accordingtothepassage,what