專業英語四級模擬試卷17（共9套）

（共782題）

專業英語四級模擬試卷第1套

一、聽寫（本題共7題，每題1.0分，共7分。）

1、

標準答案：Fewinstitutionsaremoreimportantthanthepolice,/yettherearefew

subjectsthathistoriansknowsolittleabout./Mostoftheearlyacademicinterests

developedamongpoliticalscientists,/whousuallyexamineditwithonlyanodtoward

thepast./Yeturbansocietyhasalwaysplacedawideresponsibilityonitspolice./Not

onlyweretheytomaintainorderandpreventcrime/buttheywerealsotoassistinhealth

services,/fightfires,superviseelections,anddirecttraffic./Inaddition,itwasassumed

thatthepolicewerethespecialguardians/ofthecitizens'libertiesandthecommunity's

peace.

知識點解析：本文主題：警察的重要性。木文講述了警察的發展與重要性，文章在

時態上有現在時、完成時和過去時三種，聽寫時要注意區分。文中需要注意的較易

拼錯的單詞有:academic>political>urban>responsibility>maintain>assist、

supervise,需要注意時態和單復數的單詞有：institutions、electionsguardians

liberties,另外還需注意“citizens'”和“community's”的所有格形式。

二、講座（本題共70題，每題7.0分，共10分。）

CarSafety1.Thefocalpointoftheproject:RoadRage-e.g.Amanhitthedriverwho

had[T1]himearlier[T1]2.Findingsofthesurvey-93%

experiencedroadrage,including[T2]hadtheircars[T2]damaged

and79%werebeingshoutedat-15%beenhit—policeonlydealtphysicalviolence3.

[T3]adoptedtoensuresafety[T3]-getkeyreadybefore[T4]

thecar[T4]-leaveroomfor[T5][T5]-lock

doorsallthetime4.Self-protectionskillswhenragehappens-policeinterference:一

Maryland:hefty[T6]asthefrontline[T6]—California:an

automatedsystemto[T7]thelicenseplates[T7]-effective

approach:apology-Ifthedriver[T8],theroadragerwoulddropthematter.

[T8]—Ifthecarelessdriverslooked[T9],theroadragerwould

[T9]teachthemalesson.-howtomakeanapologyinthecar:a"SORRY"

sign—Thepotential[T10]smilewhendriversraisea"SORRY"[T10]

signtothem.

2、[Tl]

標準答案：overtaken/surpassed

知識點解析：細節題。限*居講座開頭的相關內容”...amangettingoutofhiscarina

carparkandhittingthedriverofavanwhohadovertakenhimearlier.“可知，路怒的

一個典型案例就是有人向邊上超車的司機施暴，這里要注意的是填入動詞的時態，

因此答案是overtakeno

3、[T2]

標準答案：24%

知識點解析：細節題。講座中說道：24%hadtheircardamagedinsomeway。講座

中列出了一系列的數據表明“roadrage”在道路上發生的普遍性。

4、[T3]

標準答案：Strategies

知識點解析：要點題。講座中明確指出：Sowhatstrategieshadpeopledevelopedto

ensuretheirownsafety?

5、[T4]

標準答案：approaching/goingtowards

知識點解析：推斷題。講座第三段提到：Wefoundthatbothsexesmadethepoint

thatit^muchsafertogetkeysoutwellinadvanceasyougotowardsyourcar.根據推

斷，空格處應該是表示“走近車”的意思。

6、[T5]

標準答案：parking(yourcar)

知識點解析：細節題。可根據講座相關細節"Theyidsumadethepointthatyoushould

leaveplentyofroomwhenyouparkyourcarsoyoucanmakeaquickgetaway...''

得出此題的關鍵詞是parkingo

7、[T6]

標準答案：fines

知識點解析：細節題。艱據講座內容可知，有過激行為的人都要被處以種種罰款。

8、[T7]

標準答案：photograph

知識點解析：細節題。空格中需要填入的是動詞，所以答案為動詞形式。

9、[T8]

標準答案：apologized/saidsorry

知識點解析：推斷題。限據講座中的內容“Over85%ofroadragerssaidthatthey

woulddropthematteriftheother'careless^riversimplyapologized.”可以做出推斷，

注意時態。

10、[T9]

標準答案：unconcerned/indifferent

知識點解析：推斷題。講座中說道：Instead,road「agersclaim,the“careless”driver

seemstobeunconcemedaboutwhattheyjustdid...,從seemstobeunconcerned可以

得出答案為unconcemed或其同義詞。

11、[T10]

標準答案：roadragers

知識點解析：推斷題。講座的相關內容是：Infact,manydriversactuallysmile

whenweraisea“SORRY”signtothemafterwehaveaccidentallydonesomething

wrong.也就是說司機在看到“道歉”標識的時候就會怒氣頓消，但填空題的主語轉

換成了Thepolenlial【T10】,若填入原話drivers則上下文不符，因此這里

需要轉換思維角度，潛在的路怒者本身也是司機，所以答案是roadragers。

三、會話（本題共10題，每題7.0分，共70分。）

12、

A、At15.

B、At18.

C>At21.

D、At25.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：數字題。問題是對話中的男士何時離家獨自生活，Danny回答：力

Idlhome汛18.“所以正確答案為選項Bo

13、

A、18formenand15forwomen.

B>21lormenand18forwomen.

C、25formenand21forwomen.

D、25formenand18forwomen.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：數字題。Kitty問Danny是否知道孟加拉國男人多少歲可以結婚，

Danny猜是15歲，Kitty告訴：“It's21formcnand18forwomen.”因此答案為選項

Bo

14、

A>Becauseyoungpeoplestayathomelonger.

B>Becausepeopledevelopatdifferentspeedsandsomenevergrowup.

C、Becauseourbodyandbrainkeepdevelopingintoourtwenties.

D^Becausewecan'tturnadultsuddenlyat18.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：總結歸納題。問題問的是為何心理學家認為青春期可以一直延續到

25歲，Danny說：“Twenty-fiveiswhentheystopbeinganadolescent.Medicaland

educationalprofessionalsnowhaveabetterunderstandingofhowourbodydevelopsand

howourbrainworks.Theysaythatwckeepdevelopingintoourtwenties.”由此可見

答案為選項C。

15、

A、Peopleshouldleavehomeattheageof18.

B、Youngpeoplecan'tbeindependentuntiltheyare18.

C^Peoplefeelboredathomeandarereadyfortheirfreedom.

D、Peoplestillneedhelpandsupportbeyond18.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：觀點題。LaverneAntrobus認為：u...theideathatsuddenlyat18you're

anadultjustdoesn'tquiteringtrue.Herexperienceofyoungpeopleisthattheystill

needquiteaconsiderableamountofsupportandhelpbeyondthatage."，由此可見，

年輕人不會突然成人，在18歲之后他們還需要幫助和支持，因此選項D為正確答

案。

16、

Tobefoundtoliveathome.

B、Tobebigbabies.

C^Tolosethedesiretobeindependent.

D、Tokeepgrowingbeyond18.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：總結歸納題。對話中Danny說Frank的觀點是“Whenhewentto

universityitwouldhavebeenasocialdeathtohavebeenseenwithparents,whereas

nowit^thenorm."，Kilty對此進一步解釋：tlSohethinkslivingathomemakesyou

losethedesiretobeindependent,andhesaysinhisdayitwouldhavebeensocial

death.It'ssoembarrassingtobeseenbyotherstoliveathome!”，由此可見，social

death是指被發現和父母住在一起，而“tolosethedesiretobeindependent”是住在家

中的后果，所以答案為選項A。

17、

A、AneducationTVprogramhost.

B、Teacheroftheyear2010.

C、AschoolheadmasterfromCalifornia.

D、AseventhgradeEnglishteacher.

標準答案：D-

知識點解析：細節題。該訪談開篇主持人就介紹了嘉賓Rebecca：“Tonight,we

putsomeofthosequestionstotheCouncilofChiefStateSchoolOfficers'2012Teacher

oftheYear.RebeccaMieliwocki.ShejoinsmenowfromBurbank,California,

wheresheteachesseventhgradeEnglishatLutherBurbankMiddleSchool.”,由此可

見，Rebecca是2012年度最佳教師，所以選項A、B、C都不正確，答案為選項

Do

18、

A、Theyarealwayswonderinghowtodobetter.

Theyaremakingprogressallihetime.

C、Theyaregoingtostayinthiscareerforlong.

D、Theyarestrugglingallthetime.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：歸納總結題。對話中Rcbccca說：“Theoneofthebrilliantthingsabout

thiscareeristhatthelearningcurveisenormous.Youstartout,andil'ssuchastruggle

andyoureallyfeellikeyou'refindingyourwayeveryday.Andattheendofthe

day,youknow100percentmorethanyouknewatthestart,andattheendoftheyear

thefeelingofaccomplishmentistremendous.”,由此可見，教師總在一個不斷學

習、不斷進步的學習曲線上，所以正確答案為選項B。

19、

A、1year.

B、5years.

C^15years.

D、50years.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：數字題。訪談中Rebecca說：“AndIhavebeenatit15yearsnowandI

knowtwothings.I'mfarbetterthanIwaswhenIstartedandIhavealotstillto

learn.由此可見，她已經從事教學15年了，因比正確答案為選項C。

20、

A^Theyareatoughgrouptoteach.

B、Theyareaninterestinggrouptoteach.

C、Theyarenothard-working.

D^Theyaretooenergetic.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：辨析題。Rebecca評價中學生：UIcan\imagineafunner-funner?A

teachersaidfunner一amorefungroupofkidstoteach.Theyhavesomuchjustnative

energyandenthusiasmabouttheworldaroundthem."，由此可見，她不認同對口學

生的負面評價，而是認為他們funner-funner,所以答案為選項B。

21、

A、Becausetheywanttofindouttheirstudents'potential.

B、Becausetheywanttoengagetheirstudents.

C^Becausestudentsaretalentedinallfields.

D、Becausetheywanttopreparestudentsbetterlorexams.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：歸納總結題。訪談最后Rebecca說：^BettermeansthatIhaveseen

deepwithineachchildwhathisorheruniquepotentialis.Andsogreatteachersgive

assignmentsthatareseekingtofindthatresourcewithineachchild.So,wewillgive

activitiesthatrequire,youknow,debatingskillsoneday.Andthenextday,itwillbea

researchskill,andthenextdayitwillbeartisticormusicalbecausewe'relookingfor

whateachchild'snativetalentandcapacityis,sothatwecanprovidetheeducationthat

childneedsandhelphimorherfindhimorherbestpathtosuccess.”,由此可見，教

師提供各種活動的目的是發現學生的潛能和天賦，幫助學生找到適合自己的成功之

路，所以答案為選項A。

四、語言知識（本題共20題，每題上0分，共20分。）

22、"WouldyoumindifIturneduptheheating?"Thepasttenseusedintheif-clanseof

thesentenceindicates.

A、impossibility

tentativeness

C、pasttime

D、hypothesis

標準答案：B

知識點解析：動詞過去時用于表達婉轉和客氣的語氣，而非過去時間。

23、“Haditnotbeenforhislies,hewouldstillstayintherelationship."Theinverted

structureusedinthesentence.

A^emphasizesthepossibility

B、expressestheemotionofregret

C^revealstheconsequence

D^indicatesthehypothesis

標準答案：D

知識點解析：非真實條件分句在通過倒裝形式表示時，可以省略從屬連接詞if。

24、"Thedoctormusthavesatupallnightwithhispatient,foryousee,helookstired

andsleepy."Inthissentencetheclause"foryonsee,helookstiredandsleepy"serves

to______

A、revealtheactualcause

B、providethebasisfortheinference

C、designatethepurpose

D、indicatetheoutcome

標準答案：B

知識點解析：for可以作為特殊的并列連接詞引導分句，主要對其前面的分句補充

說明理由或推斷原因。

25、MIcan'tpraisehishighefficiency",Georgesaid,"eventhoughIdon*tlike

himpersonally."

A、sufficiently

B、adequately

C、enough

D^abundantly

標準答案：C

知識點解析：enough作為副詞，常放在其所修飾的動詞、形容詞或副詞之后，表

示“足夠地”，本句的意思是“我怎么表揚他的高效都不過分，盡管我個人并不喜歡

他carTt+enough/too用在該句中表示肯定，故選項C為正確答案。

26、Shehasboughtherselfdress.

A^acotton,purple,expensive

B、anexpensive,purplecotton

Cxapurple,expensivecotton

D、acotton,expensive,purple

標準答案：B

知識點解析：正確的修飾順序為“anexpensive,purplecotton”，該題考查名詞修飾

成分的詞序問題。這里有一相關口訣：限定描繪大長高，形狀年齡和新老；顏色國

籍跟材料?，作用類別往后靠。其中，“限定詞”包括：冠詞、物主代詞、指示代詞或

數詞，它們位于各類形容詞前。“描繪”性形容詞有：beautifulbad、cold、great

等。“大長高”是指表示大小、長短、高低等的一些詞。表示“形狀”的詞有：

round、square等。“國籍”是指與一個國家或地區有關的詞。表示“材料”的詞有：

woodenwoolen>stone、silk等。表示“作用類別”的詞有：medical、college>

writingdesk^policecar等。

27、Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaperinbroaddaylightyesterday.

A^toberobbed

robbed

C、tohavebeenrobbed

D^havingbeenrobbed

標準答案：C

知識點解析：動詞不定式的完成式做主語的補足語，說明不定式的行為發生在謂語

動作之前。

28、Itisonlywhenyounearlylosesomeonefullyconsciousofhowmuchycu

valuehim.

A、doyoubecome

B>thenyoubecome

C^thatyoubecome

D^haveyoubecome

標準答案：C

知識點解析：該句是一個典型的強調句式，即his...that..。

29>thathe'salreadyheardthenews.

A、Chancesare

B、Chanceis

C、Opportunitiesarc

D、Opportunityis

標準答案：A

知識點解析:chancesarethat…是固定結構,表示“很可能"，如：Chancesarcthat

shewillbecoming.（她很可能會來。）

30、mancannowcreateradioactiveelements,thereisnothinghecandotoreduce

theirradioactivity.

A、As

R、Whether

C、While

D、Nowthat

標準答案：c

知識點解析：while在該句中的意思為“雖然，盡管”，表示一種轉折關系。

31、Britain'spressisunusualitisdividedintotv/overydifferenttypesof

newspapers:thequalitypressandthepopularpress.

A^inhow

B、inwhat

C>inwhich

D^inthat

標準答案：D

知識點解析：inihal的意思為“因為”，只能用在句中，其后接從句，意思和

because一樣。

32、Metalswefoundintheearthiron,leadandcopper.

A、include

contain

C、comprise

D、constitute

標準答案：B

知識點解析：contain表示”（內容、成分）包含、容納”，既可包含具體有形的東西,

也可包含抽象無形的東西，如：Thejarconiainstenglassesofwaler.（壇子里有積

水）；comprise表示"由...組成（暗指一個整體由不同部分組成戶,如：Themedical

teamcomprisesfivedoctorsandtwonurses.（這個醫療團隊由五名醫生和兩名護士組

成）；constitute表示“構成、組成”,如:Thismoveconstitutesanactof

aggression.（這項行為屬于侵犯他人的行為）；include包含的是在整體中能明確界

定的幾個部分，也指某一東西包含另一東西的某一部分，有時可與comprise互換

使用，如：ThelistincludesmanyBritishinternationals.（名單中包括了許多英國國

際選手）。

33Werarelyperceivemorethanaminuteofthesightsandsoundsthatfallupon

oursenseorgans:thegreatmajoritypassusby.

A、fiction

B、function

C^fraction

D、friction

標準答案：C

知識點解析:afractionof表示"一部分"，如：moveafractionofastep（移了一小

步）；function表示“官能，功能，作用“，如：Theteacherdidnotexplainits

grammaticalfunction.（老師沒有解釋這項語法功能j；ficlion表示“（總稱）小說”，

如；HemingwayandSteinbeckweremastersoffiction.（海明威和斯坦貝克都是小說

家）；friction表示“摩擦,摩擦力”。

34、TheSpanishteam,whoarenotinsuperbform,willbedoingtheirbestnextweek

tothemselvesontheGermanteamfbrlastyear'sdefeat.

A、remedy

B、reproach

C、revive

D^revenge

標準答案：D

知識點解析:revenge表示“替...報仇"，如:Herevengedhisdeadbrother.

亡兄報了仇）；remedy表示“治療，治療法，藥物“，^11：Iknowaremedyfor

headaches.（我知道一種治療頭痛的方法）；reproach表示“責備，斥責”，如：

Motherreproachedmeforbeingtooclumsy.（媽媽責備我笨手笨腳）；revive表示“蘇

醒，復蘇“，如：Thehalf-drownedswimmerhasrevived.”（那個溺水者活過來了）。

35Thestudentsandteachersaliketookgreatattherudewaythepresident

criticizedlittleTom.

A、annoyance

B、uffcnuc

C、resentment

D、irritation

標準答案：B

知識點解析：lakeoffenceal表示“生氣，是固定搭配''；annoyance表示“惱怒，煩

惱，打擾“；reseniment表示“憤慨，憤怒，怨恨"；irritalion袤示“激怒，惱怒，生

氣”。

36、WhatprofessorClintonmentionedjustnowwasavirtuallyextinctCaucasian

languagespokeninTurkey.

A、exceedingly

B、excessively

C、extensively

D^exclusively

標準答案：D

知識點解析：exclusively表示“專門地，專有地”；exceedingly表示“非常地，極度

地”;excessively表示"過度地"：extensively表示"廣泛地”。

37、ThecolonistsofPlymouth,Massachusetts,whohadsettledtherehadleftEngland

becausetheyfeltofreligiousfreedom.

A^deprived

denied

C、disposed

D^depressed

標準答案：A

知識點解析：deprivesb./sth.ofsth.表示“剝奪某人（物）的某物"；deny表示“否

認”；dispose表示“配置，布置”;depress表示“壓抑，使蕭條”。

38、SensibilityandSensitivityisagoodmoviebyanystandards:itshouldrank

highonanylistofromance.

A、consistently

B、consequently

C、invariably

D、subsequently

標準答案：B

知識點解析：consequenlly表示“結果，因此，必然地“；consislenlly表示“一貫

地”；invariably表示“不變地，一定地，總是“；subsequenlly表示“龔后，隨后，接

著

39、ThetalksbetweenChinaandJapanwerethebaseofthelateragreement.

A、initial

B、primitive

C、fundamental

D、terminal

標準答案：A

知識點解析：initial表示“開始的，最初的“；primilive表示“遠古的“；fundamental

表示“基礎的"；tenninal表示“末端的，晚期而"。

40>Theuseofmoneyisnotlimitedtohighcivilizations:actuallymanyprimitive

peopleshavemoneysoftheirown.

A、discovered

B、devised

CNdiverted

D、diversified

標準答案：B

知識點解析:devise表示”設計,發明”;discover表示“發現"；divert表示“使轉

向，使改道“；diversify表示“使多樣化工

41、Adoctor'sobligationwhenhecannolongertheapproachofdeathistomake

thepatientcomfortable,includingeasinghispain.

A、hangaround

B、hangon

C^holdback

D、holdon

標準答案：C

知識點解析：holdback表示“阻止的發展，退縮”;hangaround表示“閑逛”；

hangon表示“握住不放”；holdon表示“繼續”。

五、完型填空（本題共10題，每題7.0分，共10分。）

A.severeB.generallyC.treatmentD.mistakenE.challengesF.disapproveG.matterH.

rigorousI.magicJ.suspectedK.publicallyL.factorsM.faultyN.basedO.questioned

Scientistshavefinallyfiguredouthowthekeygenetiedtoobesitymakespeoplefat,a

majordiscoverythatcouldopenthedoortoanentirelynewapproachtotheproblem

beyonddietandexercise.Since2007,researchershaveknownthatagenecalledFTO

wasrelatedtoobesity,buttheydidn'tknowhow,andcouldnottieittoappetiteorother

known[Cl].Nowexperimentsrevealthata[C2]versionofthegene

causesenergyfromfoodtobestoredasfat.Genetictinkeringinmiceandonhumancells

inthelabsuggeststhiscanbereversed,givinghopethatadrugorother[C3]

mightbedevelopedtodothesameinpeople.Thediscovery[C4]thenotion

that"whenpeoplegetobeseitwasbasicallytheirownchoicebecausetheychoosetocat

toomuchornotexercise,1saidstudyleaderMelinaClaussnitzer,ageneticsspecialist.

Forthefirsttime,geneticshasrevealedamechanisminobesitythatwasnotreally

[C5]beforeandgivesathirdexplanationorfactorthat'sinvolved.Several

obesitydrugsarealreadyonthemarket,buttheyare[C6]usedforshort-term

weightlossandarcaimedatthebrainandappetite:theydon'tdirectlytargetmetabolism.

Researcherscan'tguesshowlongitmightlakebeforeadrug[C7]onthenew

findingsbecomesavailable.Butit'sunlikelyitwouldbea[C8]pillthatwould

enablepeopletoeatanythingtheywantwithoutpackingonthepounds.Andtargeting

thisfatpathwaycouldaffectotherthings,soatreatmentwouldneed[C9]

testingtoprovesafeandeffective.Thegeneglitchdoesn'texplainallobesity.Itwas

foundin44percentofEuropeansbutonly5percentofblacks,soothergenesclearlyare

atwork,andfoodandexercisestill[CIO].

42、[Cl]

標準答案：L

知識點解析：（factors）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入名詞。依據上下文，即第一段

對肥胖基因研究發現的論述，應選擇faclors,表示“因素”。

43、[C2]

標準答案：M

知識點解析：（faully）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入形容詞。選擇「aully有兩個依

據：1.上文第一段對肥胖基因研究發現的論述，以及下文提及的genetictinkering

和thiscanbereversed,還有最后一段提及的geneglitch（＞從genetictinkering（基因

修復）、canbereversed（可以被逆轉）和geneglilch（基因問題）推斷,肥胖基因是出了

問題的基因。2.與mistaken用法的辨析。mistaken僅僅用于表示觀點、判斷等是

錯誤的，例如：Marijuanahasfewwithdrawaleffects,andthishasgivenrisetothe

mistakenbeliefthatitisrotaddictive.而faulty既可表示判斷、論證等是錯誤的，又

可表示機器、機制等出了故障和差錯，例如：Thereportsaidthefirewasstartedby

faultyelectricalwiring.

44、[C3]

標準答案：C

知識點解析：（treatment）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入名詞。依據上下文，尤其是

與其相并列的名詞drug,應選擇irealmenl,表示“治療”。

45、[C4I

標準答案：E

知識點解析：（challenges）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入動詞的第三人稱單數形式。

依據上文，即第一段對肥胖基因研究新發現的論述，以及下文的“givesathird

explanationorfactorthat,sinvolved”，可以推斷這個發現是對現有理論（肥胖由過度

進食和缺乏運動引發的）的質疑，故選擇challengeso

46、[C5]

標準答案：J

知識點解析：（suspected）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入動詞ed形式。選擇

suspected有兩個依據：1.下文提及的“givesathirdexplanationorfactorthat's

involved”表示鳥個對肥胖癥的解釋是以前未曾想到的。2.與questioned用法的辨

析。suspect表示“認為可能（thinkthatsomethingisprobablytrue,especially

somethingbad）M?如：Isuspectedthattherewassomethingwrongwiththeengine.而

question貝lj表示“認為不可能（haveorexpressdoubtsaboutwhethersomethingistrue,

good,necessary,etc.）'，例如：AreyouquestioningwhatI'msaying?

47、[C6]

標準答案：B

知識點解析：（generally）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入動詞修飾語，很可能是副

詞。選項包括generally和publically。publically在此處不適用，因為它和already

onthemarket意義重疊。所以選擇generallyo

48、[C7]

標準答案：N

知識點解析：（based）選擇依據上下文，尤其是依據介詞on。

49、[C8]

標準答案：I

知識點解析：（magic）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入形容詞。依據上下文，尤其是

“thatwouldenablepeopletoeatanythingtheywantwithoutpackingonthepounds”,該

從句是對magicpill（仙丹）的詮釋。

50、[C9]

標準答案：H

知識點解析：（rigorous）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入形容詞。選擇rigorous首先依

bSCtoprovesafeandeffective,即“證明安全性和有效性”的測試，還基于與

severe用法的辨析：rigorous表示要求或過程“careful,thorough,andexact（嚴格

的、嚴謹的）“，例如：Thecarisputthroughrigorousroadperformancetests.而

severe則表示危機或破壞等“嚴重的（verybadorveryserious）”，例如：TheUSfaces

severeeconomicproblems.

51、[CIO]

標準答案：G

知識點解析：（matter）從詞性判斷，該空格需要填入動詞。依據上文“Thegeneglitch

doesn'texplainallobesity”選擇matter,表示肥胖基因只是能夠解釋肥胖癥的部分原

因，食物和運動仍然很羞要。

六、選擇題（本題共70題，每題1.0分，共70分。）

（1）Asrecentlyas50yearsago,economistsregardedthevitalityoftheeconomyasits

abilitytoproducethingspeoplewant（andwouldpayfor）.Today,theeconomyhasbeen

redefinedintosomethingcalledtheGrossDomesticProduct,orGDP.Itmeasuresall

goodsandservicesbroughttomarketinagivenyear.Butisitreallyanaccuratemeasure

ofhowwellaneconomyisservingpeople'sneeds?Herearesomeoutlandishwaysthe

GDPcanbeboosted.（2）ThingsKidsCanDo.Getsick.Constantmedicalattentionis

goodfortheGDP.Medicalcostsaccountfor14percentofit.Let'sstayonthegrowth

curve.Kidscancommitcrimes.Iftheygetarrested,theygotojail,theexpensivenessof

whichgivestheeconomyapush.(3)ThingsAdultsCanDo.Getadivorce.Legalcosts,

twohouses,andallthethingsthatgowithtwohouses(furniture,kitchensupplies,

pictures,etc.)areimportantcomponentsoftheGDP.Divorcesstimulateconsumer

demand.(4)Breaksomethingaroundthehouse,likeatelevision,adish,orawindow.

ReplacingtheseincreasestheGDPandcreatesjobs.(5)Smashupthecar.Itwillhaveto

befixedorreplaced.Theautoindustryemploys,directlyandindirectly,oneofevery

sevenworkersintheU.S.,andtheyneedtheovertime.(6)Forgreatresults,burndown

thehouse.Don'tworry.Ifyouhandleitright,insurancewillpayforitandtherebuilding

willkeepalotofpeoplebusyforawhile.(7)Overeat,don'texercise,don'tbrushyour

teeth,dodrugs,smoke,drink,andmakeyourselfterriblysick.Getfamilymemberstodo

thesame.HighermedicalexpendituresespeciallyhelptheGDPmoveup,up,up.(8)Hire

alawyerandtakesomebodytocourt.Lawyers'feesaredirectlyaddedtoGDP.(9)For

BestResults,GetTheGovernmentInvolved:Lobbyyourelectedrepresentativestoraise

taxesandspendmoremoney.Governmentspendingongoodsandservicesaddstothe

GDPand"creates"jobs.(10)Startawar.PreferablyonefarawaywherenoAmericans

getkilled.B-2bombers,tanks,bullets...allcountintheGDP.Also,sendStingermissiles

toliberationarmiesaroundtheworld.Maybesomeofthesemissileswillbeusedto

knockdownairliners.Replacingthemhelpstheeconomy,and,iflawyersgetinvolved,

there'saGDPbonus.(11)Targetsavers!Peoplewhosaveactuallyhurttheeconomy

becausetheydon'tspend.Ifpeoplespendtheirsavings,thenthosepurchasesareaddedto

theGDP.Whentheydon'tspend,theeconomysuffers.Whatcanbedonetodiscourage

saving?First,taxthereturnonsavings:ahighercapitalgainstaxwouldbeveryhelpful.

Second,andbest,devaluethecurrency.Byprintingupmoreandmoremoney,wecan

reducethevalueofpeople'ssavings(especiallytheirlong-termsavingssuchastheir

pensionfunds)secretlystealingtheirsavingsforpoliticianstospendandtherebyincrease

GDP.(12)GetMotherNatureOnYourSide.Prayforanaturaldisaster:ahumcane,an

earthquake,abigfire,aflood.DisastersgivetheGDPatremendousliftbecauseofallthe

rebuildingthatmusttakeplace.(13)Ifwedoallthesethings,we'llhaveenough

statisticalgrowthtoreplacedecadesofeconomicstagnation.Wemayachievedouble-

digitrates.Asforwhethertheeconomyisactuallyofvitality,wellhavetoaskan

economistwhoexercisesmorecriticaljudgmentthanthosewhoswearbyGDPdata.

52、Theword^outlandish"inParagraph1means.

A、excellent

B、familiar

C、undesirable

D、unusual

標準答案：D

知識點解析：本題考查詞義猜測能力。oullandish表示“非常奇怪、不同尋常的工

53、Onboostingeconomy,severalthingsaresuggestedforthegovernment

EXCEPT.

A、reducingexpenditures

encouraginginflation

C、launchingawar

D、taxingmoney-savers

標準答案：A

知識點解析：本題考查尋找信息的能力，只有選項A（減少開支）沒有在文中提及。

54>Toboosteconomy,dieauthordoesNOTsuggest.

A、firingmissilesagainstplanes

B、increasingproductivity

C、settinghousesonfire

D、spoilingyourhealth

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題考查尋找信息的能力，只有選項B(提高生產效率)沒有在文中提

及。

55、Thetoneofthepassageis.

A、angry

B、humorous

Cssupportive

D、sarcastic

標準答案：D

知識點解析：本題考查文章的基調或者作者的語氣。通篇來看，尤其是從第一段可

以知道作者以諷刺的口吻來寫這篇文章，諷刺時下以GDP數據作為經濟衡量標準

的主要依據的荒謬做法。

(1)1seethisprincipalalloverasIgothroughmyday.Iseerimsoncarwheelsthatcost

upwardsof$500,justforalittlebitofdecorationonavehicle.Iseepeoplespendfouror

fivedollarsfbracupofcoffee,hundredsofdollarsforcellphonesthattheyalmostnever

use,thousandsofdollarsonhugetelevisionsetsthattheyalmostneverwatch.Allaround

usareadsandcommercialsthatkeepuswantingtobuythingsthatkeepusdissatisfied

withthewaythingsare,andthoseadsandcommercialsaretryingtoconvinceusthatif

wejustbuysomemorestuff-nomatterwhatthecost—we'llbehappierandmore

content.(2)Butsomewherealongthelinewehavetolearntomakeourowndecisions

aboutvalue.There'sacommonlawofeconomicsthatstatesthatmanypoorpeoplev/ill

staypoorbecauseofthedecisionsthattheymakeabomhowtospendtheirmoney.How

manypeoplehaveyouknownorknownof,forexample,whohavelittlemoneyyetwho

buyaveryexpensivecarwithhighmonthlypayments?Andhowmanypeoplearein

troublerightnowbecausetheyboughthousesthatweremoreexpensivethantheycould

afford?(3)WhileIwouldn'tsaythattheanswertoourmoneyissueswouldbetoskimp

andsaveeverypennyandneverhaveanyfuninlife,itisimportantthatwelearnabout

valueandaboutwhentospendhowmuch.Afewyearsago,forexample,mywifeandI

hadcellphones.AtthetimeIworkedhalfanhourfromhome,Iwasontheroadwith

sportsteamsalot,andmywifealsowasontheroadquiteabit.Thecellphonesmade

sense,eventhoughwedidn'tusethemmuch—atleastweknewthatifanything

happened,wecouldcontactoneanother.(4)Thenwemovedsomeplacewherewedidn't

needthephonesanymore,forwebothworkedclosetooneanotherandweweren'ton

theroadmuch.Suddenly,the$75everymonthtokeepthephonesmadenosense,sowe

gotridofthem.Theywerenowjustaluxuryitem,nolongerasnecessaryastheywere

before.Theysimplydidn'thavethesamevaluethattheyhadhadbefore.Andeven

thoughithadbeenquiteconvenienttomakeanoccasionalphonecallfromwhereverI

happenedtobe,thatconveniencewasnolongerworththeamountofmoneywewould

havehadtopaytomaintainit.(5)Thebestthatwecandoistolearntodefinethevalue

ofourmoneyforourselvesandtoexchangeourmoneyforgoodsandservicesthathave

equalorevengreatervalue.Moneyishere,andit'sapartofourlives.Wecanlivewithit

andhaveitworkforus,orwecansquanderitandloseitandbecomeangryand

frustratedwithourloss.Thechoiceisours,butonethingisforsure—thepathto

happinessdoesn'tlieinexchangingourmoneyfbrgoodsorservicesoflittlevalue:rather,

weneedtomakesurethatthemoneywespendismoneywellspent.Onlythencanwe

avoidtheresentmentandfrustrationthatwillcomeoverhavingwastedmoneywhenwe

didn'tneedto.

56、Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A、Povertycanbereducedbycaution.

Tryingtosavemoneyisveryimportant.

C、Over-consumptionmayleadtofinancialproblems.

D、Thepoorcanhaveluxuriesiftheyaremoney-savers.

標準答灸C

知識點解析：本題考查段落大意。過度消費可能導致經濟問題。本段的段落大意很

難直接從文章中找出，必須概括、提煉。

57、Theauthorgivesupusingphonesdueto.

A、theirfinancialproblems

B、theinessentialityofphones

C>theirattachmenttotheoldone

D、theinconvenienceinthenewplace

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題考查細節信息理解。作者最終放棄使用手機是