專業英語四級(閱讀)模擬試卷15(共

9套)

(共200題)

專業英語四級(閱讀)模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題(本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。)

(1)Armenian-basedstartupVoltermanhasrecentlyunveiledasmartwalletthattakes

securitytotheextreme.Itcomeswithabuilt-inalarmsystem,aGPStracker,andevena

frontfacingcamerathattakesphotosofwhoevertriestoopenit,andsendsthemtothe

owner.(2)Walletsalmostseemobsoleteinthisdigitalage,buttheVoltermanSmart

Walletisnotyouraveragewallet.Apartfromthescreen,itpacksaboutasmuch

technologyasyoursmartphone,including512MBofRAM,abuilt-incamera,apower

bank,aGPStracker,analarmsystem,RFIDprotectionandevenWi-Fihotspot

capabilities.Itmaylooklikeasimpleleatherwalletontheoutside,butit'sawhole

differentbeastontheinside.(3)OneofthemainfeaturesoftheVoltermanSmartWallet

isthedistance-sensitivealarmsystem.Onceyou'vepairedthestylishcardholderwith

yoursmartphone,everytimethedistancebetweenphoneandwalletgoesoveracertain

threshold,analarmwillnotifyyou,soyoudon'taccidentallyleaveitbehind.Thecool

thingaboutthissystemisthatitworksbothways.Ifyouforgetyourphonesomewhere,

thewalletalarmgoesoff,lettingyouknowthatitsbestfriendismissing.(4)Thenthere's

theGPStrackerthatallowsyoutolocatethewalletanywhereintheworld,anRFID

protectionsystemdesignedtopreventelectronicpick-pocketingorRFIDskimming.

Creditcards,somepassportsanddrivinglicensesnowcomewithradiofrequency

identificationchipsthatthievescanclone,buttheVoltermanSmartWalletprevents[hat.

(5)Thehigh-techaccessoryalsocomeswithabuilt-inpowerbankwhichprovides

wirelesschargingonthego,Bluetooth5.0technology,andabuilt-inWi-Fihotspot

whichprovidesInternetroamingservicein98countriesatprices10timeslessthanthat

ofstandardroaming.(6)ButperhapsthemostunusualfeatureoftheVoltermanSmart

Walletisthebuilt-infront-facingcamera.Whenin"lostmode",thewalletwilltake

pictureswheneversomeonetriestoopenitandsendthemtotheownerbyconnectingto

theInternet.Thisfeatureislistedasoptional,sowould-becustomersconcernedabout

privacyissuesneedn'tbeworried.(7)"Ifsomeonedarestoopenyourwalletwithoutyour

knowledge,thelittlecamerawilltakeapictureandsendittoyourmobilephone,"said

AzatTovmasyan,founderofVolterman."Wchavedevelopedawalletwhichdocsnotget

lost.Onceyourwalletisstolen,youwillfinditeasilybyreceivingthepictureofthe

thief."(8)Voltermanrecentlystartedacrowdfundingcampaignforthesmartwalleton

Indicgogo.Theywereaimingfora$45,000goal,but,with6daysleftuntilthedeadline,

thecampaignhasalreadyraisedover$696,000fromover4,800backers.Thewalletis

expectedtostartshippinginDecember.(9)Azatsaidthathecameupwiththeideafor

thishigh-techwallettwoyearsago,whenhisdaughterhidhiswalletbehindthestoveand

hespentoveramonthgettinghislostdocumentsreissued.That'swhenhestarted

thinkingaboutaBluetooth-enabledwallet,butfoundthatithadlimitedtrackingrange.

Soheendedupcreatingwhatmanyarecallingthemostadvancedwalletever.(540

words,readability58.2)

1、Theword“obsolete"inPara.2isclosestinmeaningto.

A、modern

B、old-fashioned

C、ridiculous

D、unnecessary

標準答案：B

知識點解析：語義猜測題。由題干定位到第二段。從本段第一句irnhisdigitalage

和第二句對theVoltermanSmartWallet各種功能的描述可以得知，普通錢包在這個

電子時代看起來過時了，故答案為B；該句中轉折詞bul之后的內容說ihe

VoltermanSmartWallet不是普通的錢包，根據下文可知，theVoltermanSmart

Wallet是時髦的,故排除A；選項C“可笑的”和選項D“小必要的”文中未提及，故

排除C和Do

2、Themostdistinctivecharacteristicofthesmartwalletisits.

A、intrinsicfront-facingcamera

B、built-inalarmsystem

C^intrinsicGPStracker

D、built-inpowerbank

標準答案：A

知識點解析：細節理解題。根據題干定位至第六段第一句"...themostunusual

featureoftheVoltermanSmartWalletisthebuilt-infront-facingcamera."，intrinsic是

buill-in的同義替換，意思是“內置的”，故答案為A；選項B、C和D也是智能錢包

的特點，但不是最獨特的，故排除。

3、Thepassageismainlyabout.

A、theoriginofasmartwallet

B、thepopularityofasmartwallet

C>thefunctionsofasmartwallet

D、theprospectofasmartwallet

標準答案：C

知識點解析：主旨大意題。縱觀全文，第一段引出這種智能錢包，并點明它的主要

功能；第二段描述智能餞包和手機功能的類似之處；第三和第四段分別闡述智能錢

包的報警功能和定位功能：第五段描寫智能錢包的內置移動電源；第六至八段描寫

前置攝像頭的功能；最后兩段分別說明眾籌和研發智能錢包的緣由。由此看出，作

者花了大量筆墨來介紹智能錢包的各種功能，從而突出其智能的特點，故C為答

案。選項A和B在最后兩段有所涉及，但以偏概全，故排除；D說的是錢包的前

景，文中并未涉及，故排除。

(1)WeneedtoreformtheEuropeansocialmodel,notplayroundwithit.Makeitworkin

thelongtermtoachievethevaluesitstandsfor.That'swhatwemeanbyNewLabor.

Newinourmeans.ButLaborinouraims.(2)Sincebeingelected,theNewLabor

Governmenthassetitscourseaccordingtotheseprinciplesofthethirdway,theradical

centerifyoulike.(3)First,wehavetightenedpublicfinancessharply.Nextyear,wewill

haveoneofthelowestlevelsofdeficitsofanymajorworldeconomy.Twoyearslaterwe

mayeliminateit.Butwehavetightenedthedeficitwithoutraisingincometaxesand

whilststillgettingmorecashtopoorpensionersandtotheunemployed.(4)Second,we

havestartedtosqueezetheinflationwcinheritedbackoutofthesystem.Butwcdiditby

givingtheBankofEnglandindependenceoverthesettingofinterestrates.Andwehave

continuedthatwithfar-reachingreformofourfinancialsystem,tomakeitmoreopenand

secure.(5)Third,wehavemadeafirmcommitmenttomoreinvestmentinoureducation

system,whichwehaveputasthetoppriorityofthenewGovernment.Thereisahuge

investmentgoingin.(6)But,itisadeal:investmentforreform.Schoolsaregoingto

havetoraisestandardssharply.Thereisastrongemphasisondiscipline,highqualityin

teachers,andschoolsarcbeingencouragedtobemoreflexibleandimaginativeinthe

waytheywork.Educationauthoritiesaretheretohelpschools,notcontrolthem.

Teachers'unionsdonotsettheagenda.Wewantpartnershipwiththosethatworkinour

publicservices.Buttheyarerunforthosethatusethem.(7)Fourth,weareembarkingon

reformofourwelfarestate.Itisnotsimplythesizeofthebudget.Itisthatitisn'tdoing

thethingsitwasestablishedtodo.Wehavemoreworklesshouseholds,morepeople

dependentonbenefits,andmoresociallyexcluded.WeareinstitutingaWelfaretoWork

program,givingyoungandlong-termunemployedpeoplethechancetoworkorgeta

skill.Butinreturnthereisanobligationtotakework.Thereisanewemphasison

serviceslikechildcareandlessonextracashbenefits.Studentfinanceisbeingreformed.

Universitieswillgetmoremoneyforinvestment,students'numberswillbeincreased,but

studentswillbeexpectedwhentheystarttoearnreasonablesumsofmoneyafterleaving

university,tocontributebacksomeoftheirfees.OurNHSisbeingreformed,withanew

emphasisonbetterprimaryhealthcareandmorehealthpreventionandlessbureaucracy;

inreturn,greaterinvestment.(8)Fifth,thereisanattackoncrime,notjustseriouscrime,

butvandalismandjuvenileoffending.Parentsarcbeingheldresponsiblefortheactions

oftheirchildren,incertaincircumstances.Crimeisthescourgeofmodern-dayliving.It

oftenaffectsthepoorestinoursociety.Wearedeterminedtobeardownonitinallways

possible.But,again,inbalance,weareworkingstronglyonrehabilitatingandhelping

offendersregainresponsiblelives.(9)Sixth,thereisafundamentalchangetoBritain's

constitutionunderway,devolvinganddecentralizingpowertothenationsandregionsof

theUKandrevitalizinglocalgovernments.Wearealsoreformingoursystemofvoting

intheEuropeanelections,incorporatingdirectlytheEuropeanConventiononHuman

RightsandintroducingFreedomofInformationlegislationtoopenuptheold-fashioned

andsecretivesystemoftheGovernment.AndwearereformingtheHouseofLords.(10)

Ofcourse,itwilltaketimetodeliver.Thatisfrustratingforusandfortheelectorate.But

theworkinprogressisthere.Thecourseisclear.Andwewillgettoourdestination,I

havenodoubtaboutit.(641words,readability63.8)

4、ThemainaimoftheNewLaborGovernmentisto.

A、carryoutsocialreforminBritain

B、becometherulingpartyofBritain

C、attachimportancetothelaborforce

D、improvetheworkingpeople'swelfare

標準答案：A

知識點解析：推理判斷題。根據題干中的theNewLaborGovernment定位至第一段

和第二段。選項A實際上是對第一段第一句WeneedtoreformtheEuropeansocial

model中reformtheEuropeansocialmodel的同義轉換，意思是我們需要改革歐洲的

社會模式，再結合下文可知，“我們”指英國新工黨，故答案為A。

5、Withfinancesandinflation,whichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaboutthe

intentionoftheNewLaborGovernment?

A、Togetridofdeficitsintwoyears.

Tokeeptaxesunchanged.

C、Toreducethefinancialassistancefortheworkless.

D、Togivemorefreedomtothefinancialinstitution.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：細節理解題°本題為反向選擇題。根據題干中的financesandinflation

定位至第三段和第四段。第三段第三句"Twoyearslaterwemayeliminateit.”與選項

A對應，意思是“新工黨預計在兩年后消除財政赤字"，故排除A。第四句提到“But

wehavetightenedthedeficitwithoutraisingincometaxesandwhilststillgettingmore

cashtopoorpensionersandtotheunemployed."，由此得知，新工黨并沒71增加稅

收，反而依然給貧困的退休及失業人員更多的錢，選項B與此信息相符，故排

除，而選項C與此信息相悖，故C為正確答案。第四段中提至上…givingth。Bank

ofEnglandindependenceoverthesettingofintcrcstratcs.Andwchavecontinuedthat

withfar-reachingrefbnnsofourfinancialsystem,tomakeitmoreopenandsecure.”,意

思是“賦予英格蘭銀行利率方面更多的自由，并使改革更加廣泛和安全”，這與選項

D相符，故排除D。

6、AccordingtoPara.6,whatdoes"they1*inthelastsentenceprobablyreferto?

A、Teachers.

B、Teachers*unions.

C、Educationauthorities.

D、Schools.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：指代題。根據指代關系的特點，要以給定的代詞為基點，在上文找人

稱、數等方面都與所給代詞一致的名詞；如果最近?句中沒有出現，就再繼續往上

找。顯然，這句中的代詞Ihey代指前一句末尾的publicservices,但此選項并未提

供。再結合前面幾句話得知，這里的服務應該是有關教育的，準確而言，應該指代

“學校”，故D為正確答案。其他選項文中也提及了，但不是ihey所指代的對象,

故排除。

7、WiththeWelfaretoWorkprogram,thefollowingstatementsarecorrect

EXCEPT.

A、healthpreventionwillgainmoreinvestment

B、childcareisattachedmoreimportanceto

C>theworklcsscangainskillswithoutanycondition

D、universitystudentsareduetopaysomefeesunderpropercircumstancesafter

graduation

標準答案：C

知識點解析：細節理解題。本題為反向選擇題。根據題干中的IheWelfareloWork

program定位至第七段。從本段最后一句”...withanewemphasisonbetterprimary

healthcareandmorehealthprevention...inreturn,greeterinvestment.“可知，健康預防

將得到更多重視和投資，故排除選項A。本段中間部分提到“Thereisanew

emphasisonserviceslikechildcareandlessonextracashbenefits."，由此看出,幼兒

保育也得到新的重視，故排除選項B。本段第四、五、六句指出“Wchavemore

worklcsshouseholds...WearcinstitutingaWelfaretoWorkprogram,givingyoungand

long-termunemployedpeoplethechancetoworkorgetaskill.Butinreturnthereisan

obligationtotakework."，由此看出，新工黨為長期失業的年輕人提供了就業或學技

術的機會，但前提是他們必須保證去工作。選項C“失業者能無條件地學習技術”與

原文信息相悖，故C為正確答案。選項D“大學生畢業后在有條件的情況下需要交

部分學費”與本段倒數第二句”…butstudentswillbeexpectedwhentheystarttoearn

reasonablesumsofmoneyafterleavinguniversity,tocontributebacksomeoftheirfees.n

內容相符，故排除。

(1)IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpeople?(2)

AccordingtoarecentstudybytheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,thenumberof

adultscharacterizedasoverweightintheUnitedStateshasjumpedtoanastonishingone

thirdofthepopulation.Beingoverweightinthiscasemeansbeingabout20percentor

moreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight.Sincethefiguresfor"desirableweight"have

movedupwardoverthelastdecadeorso,totalpoundage-evenat20percentover-may

beconsiderable.(3)Soaretheattendanthealthrisks.Excessweighthasbeenlinkedto

cardiovasculardisease,hypertension,adult-onsetdiabetesandsomeformsofcancer,

amongotherdiseases.(4)Once,whentheworkplace,schoolandgrocerystorewerea

two-milehikeaway,Americanscouldaffordthecaloriestheyconsume.Butnotnow,not

whenmillionsspendfourorfivehoursadayinfrontofaTVset—alongwithabagof

chips,abowlofbutteredpopcornandasix-pack—andthere'sacarortwoinevery

driveway.(5)"Thereisnocommitmenttoobesityasapublichealthproblem,"saidDr.

WilliamDietz,directorofclinicalnutritionattheNewEnglandMedicalCenterin

Boston,"We'veignoredit,andblameditongluttonyandsloth."(6)Ifonedefinitionofa

publichealthproblemisitscosttothenation,thenobesityqualifies.Accordingtoastudy

donebyDr.GrahamA.Colditz,whoteachesatHarvardMedicalSchooLitcostAmerica

anestimated$68.8billionin1990.Butwhat'swrongblamingitongluttonyandsloth?

True,someunfortunateoverweightpeoplehaveanunderlyingphysicalorgenetic

problem.ButformostAmericans,theproblemiswithtwoofthesevendeadlysins.(7)

Losingweightisadesperatelydifficultbusiness.Preventinggain,however,isnot.

Consumerinformationiseverywhere,andtherecanbefewadultswhotrulybelievethat

hotdogs,fries,asodaandacoupleofTwinklesmakeagoodlunch.Buttheyeatthem

anyway.(8)AsmoreandmoreAmericansbecameeducatedtotherisksofsmoking,

moreandmoreAmericansgaveupthehabit.NowitappearsthatAmericansneedan

intensiveeducationintherisksofstuffingthemselvesandfailingtoexerciseaswell.(9)

Giventheseductivenessofchocolateandcheese,thecouchandthecar,thathabitwillbe

hardtobreak.Butifanounceofpreventioncanremoveapoundoffat,itiswellworth

thestruggle.(422words,readability58)

8、WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTforthecauseofsettingupthestandardof

obesity?

A、Thenumberofoverweightpeoplehasincreasedconsiderably.

B、Obesityhasbecomeathreattopeople'shealth.

C、Peoplehaveadifferentideaabouttheirdesirableweightnow.

D、Theobesityproblemhasbeenstudiedforalongtime.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：推理判斷題。由題干定位至第二段第二句。該句“…meansbeingabout

20percentormoreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight."僅對"超重”進行了定義，并沒有

明確指出“以超出20%為標準”的原因，但從下一句的插入語evenat20percentover

中可以做出推斷：以前并非以20%為超重標準，現在以此為標準是因為人們對理

想體重的標準改變了，故C為正確答案。選項A和B在文中雖有提及，但與超重

的標準無關，答非所問，故排除A和B：選項Dforalongtime在文中沒有提到，

故排除Do

9、WhatdoesWilliamDietzthinkofobesity?

A^Obesityshouldbeattributedtogluttonyandsloth.

B、Obesityshouldbetreatedasapublichealthproblem.

C、Obesityhasmuchtodowithnutritionalproblems.

D、Obesityhasnothingtodowiththeoveruseofcars.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：細節理解題。由題干中的人名WilliamDietz定位至第五段第一句。

從obesityasapublichealthproblem可以得知，迪茨認為肥胖癥是一個公共健康問

題，故答案為B。選項A是人們對肥胖癥的看法，并非迪茨的看法，屬于張冠李

戴，故排除A；選項C和D不屬于辿茨的觀點，在文中也未提及，故排除。

10、Concerningtheobesityproblem,mostAmericansbelievethat.

A、obesityisrelatedtoone'sphysicalconditions

B、peoplewhoareoverv/eightareunfortunate

C^theobesityproblemhascostthenationmuch

D、theobesityproblemisattributabletogluttonyandsloth

標準答案：D

知識點解析：細節理解題。由題干定位到第六段。該段末句“…theproblemiswith

twoofthesevendeadlysins.”中的twoofthesevendeadlysins指代第三句提到的

gluttonyandsloth,也就是說，在大多數美國人看來，肥胖問題應歸因于貪吃和懶

惰。由此可見，答案為D。根據第六段第一句和第四句可知，選項C和A只是作

者的看法，而非大多數美國人的看法，故排除A和C。選項B是對第六段倒數第

二句開頭someunfortunateoverweightpeople的錯誤解讀，也不是大多數美國人的

看法，故排除B。

(1)TheEnglishlanguageexistsinaconditionofeverlastingdanger,itsAmericanbranch

mostpailicularly,assaultedasitisfromallsidesbythosewhowouldreduceitto

puzzlingandobscurejargon,pop-psychologicalnonsenseandvaguebeautifiedwords,

butitisnotwithoutitsdefenders.KenSmith,authorofJunkEnglish,istheleading

figure.Hebeginswithabriefandcleardeclaration:"JunkEnglishismuchmorethan

looseandcasualgrammar.Itisasignalofhumanweaknessesandculturallicenses:

abandoningthelanguageoftheeducatedyetgivingbirthtoitsownself-glorifyingwords

andphrases,favoringappearanceoversubstance,broadnessoverprecision,andloudness

aboveall.Itissometimesinnocent,sometimeslazy,sometimeswellintended,butmost

oftenitisatrickweplayonourselvestomaketheunremarkableseemimportant.Its

scopehasbeenwidenedbypoliticians,businessexecutives,andthePRandadvertising

industriesintheiremploy,whouseittospreadfogbeforefactstheywouldratherkeep

hidden.Theresultisaworldofhumbuginwhichthemorewcreadandhear,thelesswc

know."(2)Smithis,ofcourse,sayingsomethingnottrue.Itisdifficulttoimaginethat

JunkEnglishwillbenoticed,muchlessread,bythosewhomostcouldprofitfromit,but

itisaninstructiveandentertaininginstructionandexplanationallthesame.Hetrieshis

handsatalltherightplaces—jargon,cliches,euphemisms,andexaggeration-buthe

doesn'tswingblindly."Althoughjargonoftensoundsuglytooutsiders,itspeeds

communicationwithinthecommunitythatusesit.Cliches,thoughpopularobjectsof

scorn,arcusefulwhentheymostcompactlyexpressanidea;deliberateavoidanceofan

appropriateclichesometimesproducesevenworsewriting."(3)Inotherwords,Smith

maybepassionatebuthe'salsosensible.Inasectionabout"free-for-allverbs”,for

example,heacknowledgesthat"Thereisnolawagainstinventingone'sownverbs"

beforecitingafewfunnyinstancesofwhathappenswhen"Thingsgelalittleoutof

hand1',i.e."We'reeffortingtoworkthisout"or"Shetriedtoguilthimintoreturningthe

money".Intheend,though,beingsensibleaboutlanguageisinessencetryingtoinsist

thatwordsmeanwhattheyproperlymeanandareusedaccordingly.Thus,forexample,

Smithinsiststhat"dialogue"and"discussion"arcnotsynonymsandshouldnotbeused

interchangeably;that"complimentary"doesnotmean'free";that"experience"doesnot

mean"feel";that"facilitate"doesnotmean"ease";that"generate"doesnotmean

"produce";that"lifestyle'doesnotmean"life1*.(4)Smithobviouslyhasspentalotof

timemakingnotesaboutthewaysinwhichweabuseourlanguage,withresultsthatare

impressiveintheirthoroughnessanddepressingintheirgoingtoofar.Occasionallyhe

overlookstheobvious—amongeuphemismshementions"customercarerepresentative"

butnot"courtesycall",andamongthepreviouslymentionedpalsy-walsylanguagehe

inexplicablyoverlooks"Yourcallisimportanttous”—butthen,ashesaysattheoutset,

heintendedtowriteashortbookandasaresulthadtoleaveoutmanymisdeeds.The

onesheincludesmorethandothejob.(525words,readability47.9)

11、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesjunkEnglish?

A^Overblown.

Complicated.

C、Vulgar.

D、Unfashionabl已

標準答案：A

知識點解析：細節理解題。由題干中的關鍵詞junkEnglish定位至文中首段，該段

第四句指出“abandoningthelanguageoftheeducatedyetgivingbirthtoitsownsell-

glorifyingwordsandphrases,favoringappearanceoversubstance,broadnessover

precision,andloudnessaboveall”，由此可知,junkEnglish是一種自我美化的詞語或

表達，矯情虛飾，華而不實，故選項A正確。該段指出“Itsscopehasbeenwidened

bypoliticians,businessexecutives,andthePRandadvertisingindustriesintheir

employ",由此可知，政客、企業高管、公關和廣告業的從業人員都擴大了junk

English的范圍，因此它不是一種復雜的英語，但卻是一種很盛行的英語，故排除

選項B和D。選項C“粗俗的，不雅的”與該段中junkEnglish的定義并不相符，故

排除。

12、Theword"humbug"inthelastsentenceofPara.1canbereplacedby.

A、temptation

B、lure

C、nonsenseorrubbish

D^mannerismorpretense

標準答案：D

知識點解析：語義猜測題。由題干定位至文中首段。該段第三句開始指出junk

English矯情虛飾，華而不實：倒數第二句指出whouseittospreadfogbeforefacts

theywouldratherkeephidden,導致了該段最后一句話中所說的aworldof

humbug,以至于我們讀得越多，聽得越多，反而知道得越少，因為junkEnglish是

一種重外表輕實質及矯揉造作的英語,故正確選項為De選項A“誘惑”、R“吸引

力''與該段文義不符，C“胡說”與下文junkEnglish的合理地方不相符，故排除。

Whatismeantby"hedoesn'tswingblindly^^inPara.2?

A、KenSmithprovidessufficientexamplesforhiscriticism.

B、KenSmithhitsjunkEnglishintherightpoint.

C、KenSmithacknowledgessomepositivesidesofjunkEnglish.

D、KenSmithbravelydefendsjargon,cliches,euphemismsandexaggeration.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：推理判斷題。由題干定位至文中第二段。該段第三句指出“itspeeds

communicationwithinthecommunitythatusesit...areusefulwhentheymostcompactly

expressanidea”，由此可知，junkEnglish有其合理的地方，比如可以加快交菽

免煩瑣和不便等，由此判斷，“他的抨擊不是盲目的”是指史密斯也承認了junk

English合理的一面，故選項C正確。題意指的是史密斯的觀點，和論據多少沒有

關系，故選項A錯誤；選項B“恰到好處地說中要點”與文義不符，故排除該選項；

選項D言過其實，事實上為junkEnglish辯護不是史密斯的本意，故排除。

14>WhatwouldtheauthordowithKenSmith'sJunkEnglish?

A、Hewouldhighlyrecommendit.

B、Hewouldrecommenditwithstrongreservation.

C、Heisindifferenttoit.

D、Hewouldholditupastrash.

標準答案：A

知識點解析:主旨大意題。作者在文中首段開頭指出butitisnotwithoutits

defenders,該段第二句指出這本書是為了捍衛英語，第二段首句也指出它有引導作

用：第三段首句指出Smithmaybepassionatebuthe'salsosensible,文中末段也指出

“spentalotoftimemakingnotes...withresultsthatareimpressiveintheir

thoroughness...Theonesheincludesmorethandothejob."，由此可知，雖然漏掉了一

些例子，但仍然是一本不錯的書。因此，選項A與文義相符，故為正確答案。選

項B與作者的意圖不一致；選項C認為作者漠不關心，不符合文義：選項D認為

這本書很拙劣，不符合文義，故排除選項B、C和D。

(1)ThecoldandrainyweatherinParishasnotstoppedJoeSchaeffer,anAmerican

touristfromMilwaukee,Wisconsin,fromvisitingtheCityofLightswithhisfamilyof

four.Norhavethecity'sexpensiveprices-allthehigherbecauseofthehugedropin

valueoftheAmericandollarcomparedtotheEuropeaneuro."Wewerecominganyway,

notmattertheprice.Wemightnotstayaslong.Wemighteatcheesesandwiches,"he

said.(2)AtNotreDameCathedralafewblocksaway,LindaSurmafromDetroit,

MichigansayssheisalsoshockedbyhighpricesinParisthesedays.ButSurmadocsnot

regretdecidingtocometoParis,andhasnoplanstotrimtouristattractionsfromher

itinerarybecauseoftheexpense-evenifshemightnotbuysouvenirs.(3)PaulRollis

managingdirectoroftheParisConventionandVisitorsOffice.HesaysAmericantourists

inParis-whonumberedabout1.5millionlastyear-tsndtocutexpenseswhenthe

dollarisweak,ratherthancanceltheirtrip.(4)"Wehavenostatisticsonthesubject,but

wehaveseenovertheyearsthatwhenitgetsmoreexpensivetogotoEurope,they

downgradethetypeofservicestheybuy.Insteadofgoingtoaluxuryhotel,theywillgo

toafbur-starhotel.Insteadofgoingtoamagnificentrestaurant,theywillgoto

somethingthathaslessstarsontheMichelin(restaurantguide)."(5)Butrecentlya

numberofAmericanshavebeenstayingawayfromParisaltogether-andfromEurope

asawhole—asthedollarreachesrecordlowsagainsttheeuro.Rightnow,itisnearlya

$1.60againsttheEuropeancurrency-afewyearsago,thetwocurrencieswereabout

equal.Parishasweatheredadeclineintourismbefore-notablyin2003,whentrans-

AtlanticdifferencesovertheIraqWarwereatahigh.Atthetime,theFrenchtourist

officeluunuliudauampaigiitowoobackAinuiiuaiis,hiringAmuriuaiiauloranddircclur

WoodyAllenforapromotionalcliptitled:"Let'sFallinLoveAgain.'*RollsaystheParis

tourismbureauhasnoimmediateplansforanewcharmoflensive,althoughsomeParis

hotelsareofferingfixedeuro-to-dollarrates.(6)InParis,Americanswhoarepaidin

dollarsarealsohurting.ThatincludesEleanorBeardsley,theCorrespondentforNational

PublicRadio,theAmericanpublicradiochannel."ItisgettingsobadthatIdonoteven

lookattheexchangerateeveryday.Idonotgoshoppinganymoreforclothes,"shesaid.

"Itisjustdepressing.Everytimeyoulookatyourbankstatementonline—Imight

withdraw300(euros),thatis$500.ItisjustcompletelydepressingandIdonotseeany

endinsight.**(7)ButAmericancompaniesoperatinginParishavebeenlessaffectedby

thedollar'sdecline,accordingtoOliverGriffith,managingdirectoroftheAmerican

ChamberofCommerce.ManyofthemhireEuropeans,notAmericans,whoarepaidin

euros-notdollars."AmericancompaniesthatinvestinFrancehavenotdeclinedthat

drastically."heexplains."Becausealotofthecompaniesaremultinational.Theyhave

assetsindollars,euros,allovertheplace.Theygetsomeinputsineuro-denominated

countries,othersindollar-denominatedcountries.*'(8)Othersarcprofitingfromthe

slump.GriffithsaysFrenchinvestmentintheUnitedStateshasclimbedsharplyduring

thepastIwoyears-andAmericaexportersareeyeingnewopportunitiesfurnishedbya

cheaperdollar.(573words,readability55.4)

15>WhichofthefollowingisthemeasuretakenbyFrancetoarouseAmericans'

enthusiasm?

A、Hotelsprovidestableexchangerates.

B、Thegovernmentrelaxesthetouristvisarequirement.

C、TouragenciesofferadiscounttoAmericanvisitors.

D、AirlinecompaniesgivepreferentialpricetoAmericans.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：細節理解題。由題干內容定位至文中第五段，該段末句指出“Rollsays

theParistourismbureauhasnoimmediateplansforanewcharmoffensive,although

someParishotelsareofferingfixedeuro-to-dollarrates”，由此可知，巴黎旅游局目前

還沒有出臺緊急措施，盡管巴黎一些酒店提供固定的歐元兌美元匯率。因此，選項

A與文義相符，為正確答案。其他三個選項確實為促進旅游業的一些措施，但文中

未提及，故為干擾項，排除選項B、C和D。

16、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A、Thevalueofdollarwillincreaseinthenearfuture.

B、SomeAmericancompaniesclosedownbecauseoftheslump.

C、AmericansareinterestedinEuropeantravels.

D、Othercountriescouldn'tbenefitfromtheslump.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：推理判斷題。文中第六段指出“EleanorBeardsley…shesaid.Itis

justcompletelydepressingandIdonotseeanyendinsight'”,由此可知，美元的情況

很糟糕，她看不到貶值的盡頭，A選項“美元很快會升值”與該句不符，故排除。選

項B在文中未提及，故排除。文中第三段指出“tendtocutexpenseswhenthedollar

isweak,ratherthancancel(heirtrip”，由此可知，美國人寧愿降低去歐洲旅行的標

準，也不愿意取消行程，由此可推斷出C選項“美國人對去歐洲旅游很有興致”與

文義相符，故為正確答案。文中末段提到Othersareprofitingfromtheslump,可知

D選項與文義不符，故排除。

17、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A、BecauseofthedevaluationofUSdollars,Americanvisitorsshortentheirtripto

Europe.

B、EuropedoesnotforecastthehugedropofAmericanvisitors.

C、NotonlyParisbutthewholeEuropewitnessesthereductionofAmericantourists.

D、ThevalueofUSdollarshasbecomehistoricallylow.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：主旨大意題。根據文中前四段可知，因為美元的貶值，美國人不是縮

短他們在歐洲旅游的時間，而是降低其旅游標準，選項A與文義不符，故排除。

文中未提及選項B的內容，故排除。第五段還提到“Butrecentlyanumberof

AmericanshavebeenstayingawayfromParisaltogether-andfromEuropeasa

whole-asthedollarreachesrecordlowsagainsttheeuro”,由此可知,近來由于美元

與歐元兌換率達到歷史新低，因此不僅巴黎的美國游客減少了，甚至整個歐洲的美

國游客數量都下降了，故選項C為正確答案。文中提到“近來由于美元與歐元兌