英語四級考試預測試卷（4）

I十I試卷一PaperOne

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartenshortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwi11beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadLhefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and

decidewhichisthebes:answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Examp1e:Youwi11hear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.D)Tnarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhad

tofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.

Therefore,Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswe

rSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][KG-1*5]—[B][C][D]

1.A)IIewillreturnthefollowingweek.

B)IIcwillbebackinunediatclyaftertheholiday.

C)Hewillcomebackfortheholiday.

D)Hewillbeginhisvacationnextweek.

2.A)Thespeakersarebo.heredbythesmoke.

B)Themancomplainsthesmokeintheroom.

C)Theroomisveryhot.

D)Thewomanisbotheredbythesmoke.

3.A)Inthelivingroom.B)Inthebedroom.

C)Inthegarden.D)Inthegarage.

4.A)$10.00.B)$6.00.C)$20.00.D)$4.00.

5.A)Inamill.B)Inabank.C)Inanairport.D)Inapostoffice.

6.A)liewaslate.

B)Hcishopingforapromotion.

C)Heisanewemployee.

D)Thebossusuallyleavesmessagesforhim.

7.A)TheBestofJazz.B)ChristmasCarols.

C)RockMusicCollection.D)ClassicalFavorites.

8.A)Shedoesn,tliketogoshopping.

B)Shewentshoppingyesterday.

C)Shedoesn'tliveneartheshops.

D)Sheprefersshopping:ostudying.

9.A)Tobuyanoldcar.

B)Tobuyanewcar.

C)Toconsidercarefullybeforemakingdecision.

D)Nottobuyanycar.

10.A)At6:30.B)At7:00.C)At7:30.D)At8:00.

SECTIONB

Directions:Tnthissection,youwi11hearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageis

readforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Then

1istentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSiltoS17withtheexactwordsyou

havejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS18toS20youarerequiredtofillinthe

missinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwords.Finally,whenthepassageis

readforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Tomanypeople,NewYorkistheUnitedStates.It*sthe(Sil)___andcultural

centerofthecountry.Alotofpeoplehaveseen(S12)___ofitsskyscrapers.There

aremoreskyscrapersinNewYorkthananywhereintheUnitedStates.

TheEmpireStateBuildingiswellknown(SI3)___theworld.ThecityJstheater

district.Broadway,isvery(S14)___aswell.Thousandsofpeoplegotheretosee

the(S15)__.Therearc(SI6)playsandmusicals.Onocanalwaysfindsomething

(S17)__tosee.EverysummerhighschoolstudentsallovertheUnitedStatestour

NewYork.Theycan(SI8)__tovisttfamoussights,suchastheUnitedNations

Building,theStatueofLiberty,theMetropolitanMuseumofArt,andtheBronxzoo

(S19)__.Onecango(S20)___.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Koreachofthemtherearcfourchoicesmarked

A),B),C),andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearepeoplewhoarsespeciallyattractedtoiheconceptof“climbingthe

ladder“sotoincreasetheirstatus,financialposition,andsenseofself-worth.In

part,asaresultoftheworkethic(彳亍為的準繩)，thesepeopleareinternally

“driven“towoi'k.Frequently,foreignvisitorshaveobservedthatAmericansspend

anexcessiveamountof:imcworkingandasaconsequence,Americanshavelittletime

forleisureorpersonalrelationships.InAmericanEnglishanowwordhasboon

createdtodescribepeoplewhoworkcompulsively.Theword“workaholic“describes

anindividualwhoisasdevotedtoworkasanalcoholicisaddictedtoliquor.

Thereareconflictingpointsofviewaboutworkaholics.Thoseconcernedwith

problemsofmentalstressbelieveworkaholicsabusethemselvesphysicallyand

mentally.Othersholdthatworkaholicsarevaluablemembersofsocietybecausethey

areextremelyproductive.TheAmericanculturevaluesachievement,efficiency,and

production-aworkaholicupholdsthesevalues.

21.Thispassagemainlydiscusses____.

A)theconceptofclimbingtheladder

B)theimportanceofse1"_improvement

C)theproblemofworkaholic

D)workaholicsandtheviewsonthem

22.IntheUnitedStates,therearesomepeople

A)whowantverymuchtohaveaself-improvement

B)whoareabsorbedbyclimbingtheladder

C)whoespeciallyliketheideaofclimbingaladder

D)whowanttogettothetopofthesociety

23.WhenavisitorcomestotheUSA.hemay

A)findthatAmericanshavealongerworkhour

B)findthatAmericanshaveastrangeworkhour

C)havelittleleisuretime

D)findthatAmericansworkveryhard

24.Theword“workaholic”referstoaperson

A)whoespeciallylikesalcoholB)whoenjoysworking

C)whoisforcedtoworkbysomeoneelseD)wholikestoworkandtodrinkliquor

25.Theauthor*sattitudetoward“workaholic“peopleis

A)positiveB)negativeC)indifferentD)critical

Passage2

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In776BC,thefirstOlympicgameswereheldatthefootofMountOlympustohonor

theGreeks'chiefgod,Zeus.TheGreeksemphasizedphysicalfitnessandstrengthin

theireducationofyouth.Therefore,contestsinrunning,jumping,discusandjavelin

throwing,boxing,andhorseandchariotracingwereheldinindividualcities.The

participantscompetedeveryfouryearsatMountOlympus.Thewinnei'sweregreatly

honoredbyhavingolivewreathsplacedontheirheadsandhavingpoemssungabout

theirdeeds.Originally,:hesewereheldasgamesoffriendship,andanywarsin

progresswerestoppedtoallowthegamestotakeplace.

TheGreeksattachedsomuchimportancetothesegamesthattheycalculatedtime

infour-yearcyclescalled“Olympiads“datingfrom776BC.

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)Thewinnersplacedolivewreathsontheirheads.

B)ThegameswereheldinGreeceeveryfouryears.

OBattleswereinteri,up:edtoparticipateinthegames.

D)Poemsglorifiedthewinnersinsong.

27.WhywereIlieOlympicGcimexheld?

A)Tostopwars.B)TohonorZeus.

C)Tocrownthebestathletes.D)Tosingsongsabouttheathletes.

28.Approximatelyhowmanyyearsagodidthesegamesoriginate?

A)776years.B)1,205years.C)2,277years.D)2,767years.

29.WhichofthefollowingcontestswasNOTmentioned?

A)Discusthrowing.B)Boxing.C)Skating.D)Running.

30.WhatconclusioncanwedrawabouttheancientGreeks?

A)Theyliketofight.B)Theywereveryathletic.

OTheylikedalotofceremonies.

D)Theycouldn,tcount,sotheyused“Olympiads“fordates.

Passage3

Questions31to36arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ExceptfortheIndians,theearliestbackpackersinAmericawerefrontiersmen

,whoroamedthewildernesslookingeitherfornecessitiessuchasfoodandwater

orforsourcesofwealthsuchasfurandgold.Forthembackpackingwasawayof

survivalorameansofachievingwhatonedaywouldbecalledtheuAmerican

Dream”.Today,however,manypeopleenjoybackpackingasarecreational

activity.Shoulderingapackandleavingbehindtheworldoftelephone,television

andtrafficpromiseanexcitingexperience.Testingone'sstamina（耐力）andskills

arechallengingasenseofone'splaceinthenaturalworldcanbe

rewarding.Moreover,backpackingisanactivitythatcanlastanylengthfortime

andcanbeenjoyedaloneorwithfriends.Thentoo,abackpackingtripmaybe

organizedwithinadayortwo.Thebackpackerandhisfriendshaveonlytodecideon

theirdestinationandthenorganizetheall-importantkit,whosecontentstheymust

dependonthroughouttheirtrip.Amap,acompass,aflashlight,alongwith

firstequipment,food,andextraclothingcanberoundedupwithoutmuch

difficulty.Oncethebackpackershaveleftwordaboutwhoretheygoinanoteonthe

refrigeratordoororinamessageonanansweringmachine,theycanlookforwardto

anadventurethatwillliftthespiritandnourishthesoul.Theiroutingwill

enablethemtoreturninashorttimetotheageoftechnologywiththecourageand

independenceofNattyBumppo,whodidindeedbelongtotheageofthefrontier.

31.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___.

A）theearlybackpackers

B)backpackingasaperfectformofrecreation

C)howbackpackingstarted

D)whypeopleoftodayareinterestedinbackpacking

32.Theearliestbackpackerswere

A)frontiersmenB)IndiansC)furtradersD)go1dminers

33.Earlybackpackerswhoroamedaboutinwildernesswereinterestedinfind

ing___

A)meanstorealizetheAmericandreamB)recreationin1ife

OrelieffromthestressofeverydaylifeD)dailynecessities

34.Oneoftheadvantagesofbackpackingisthat

A)itcanhelppeopletoestablishalinkwithnature

B)itisagroupactivityandcancureaperson,sloneliness

C)itisnotsochallengingasotheractivities

D)itdoesnotrequirepeopletodecideonadestination

35.Accordingtothepassage,NattyBumppowas

A)anAmericannationalheroB)acharacterinaHemingwaynovel

C)amanofvalorD)anIndianwarrior

Passage4

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themannerinwhichdesertlocustplaguesdevelopisverycomplex.Thetwomost

importantfactorsinthatdevelopmentaremeteorologyandthegregariousnessofthe

insect.Sincelocustsbreedmostsuccessful]yinwetweather,raininthesemiarid

regionsinhabitedbythedesertlocustprovidesidealbreedingconditionsfora

largeincreaseinpopulation.Thisincreasemustberepeatedseveraltimesin

neighboringbreedingareasbeforeenoughlocustscrowdtogethertoformaswarm.As

thesupplyofgreen,palatablefoodplantsdecreasestowardtheendoftherainy

season,thelocustsbecomeevenmoreconcentrated.Theymoveontoother

warm,damp,verdantplaceswhoretheysettle,feed,andreproduce.Asthisprocessis

repeatedaswarmeventuallydevelops.Plaguesareunpredictableandirregular

becausethemeteorologicalpatternsfavorabletocrowdingarethemselvesirregular.

36.Thepassagedealsprimarilywithdesertlocustswarmsandtheir.

A)plaguesB)reproductionC)formationD)unpredictabi1ity

37.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisNOTanimportantfactorinthe

growthofdesertlocustswarms?

A)Anabundantfoodsupply.

B)Largepopulationincreases.

C)Raininthesomiaridregions.

D)Thegregariousnatureoflocusts.

38.Accordingtothepassage,adecreaseinthenumberofpalatablefoodplants

causes.

A)adecreaseinthenumberoflocusts

B)deathtothelocallocustpopulation

C)aheavierconcentrationoflocusts

D)increasedbreedingoflocusts

39.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinperiodsoflittleornorainthe

locustpopulationbecomes___.

A)sma11erB)denserC)moreactiveD)moreunpredictable

40.Thenextparagraphwouldmostprobablydealwith.

A)thegregariousnatureoflocusts

B)rainpatternsinthedesert

C)thetypeoffoodplan:spreferredbylocusts

D)thecontroloflocustplagues

PartIIIVocabu1aryandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Eoreachsentencethere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthe

sentences.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

41.Thelessyourelyonpainkillersnow,thebetteritwillbeforyourhealth

A)inthelongrunB)onsecondthought

OatfullspeedD)forvariousreasons

42.Pricerisesconsumerspending.

A)arouseB)avoidC)preserveD)restrain

43.Themovie__thelistofOscarnominations.

A)winsB)leadsC)headsD)beats

44.ThenextmorningIfoundtheshoots___upstraight,notabitdamaged.

A)standingB)havingstoodC)tostandD)stood

45.Heisveryabouthisfood.

A)especialB)specialC)peculiarD)particular

46.Thegovernmenthasdecreedthatthegasolinetax,

A)istobeabolishedB)shouldabolish

OwereabolishedD)beabolished

47.Takeanumbrella,itrains.

A)whileB)bythemomentC)themomentD)incase

48.1don'tdoubt_he'sabrilliantscientist,butcanheteach?

A)whyB)thatC)whetherD)i:

49.Itwasreportedthatonlyonepassengerwasfortunateenoughtoescape

intheplanecrash.

A)ki11ingB)beingki1ledC)tobeki1ledD)havingkilled

50.Hewasone

A)ofthehappychildofhisclass

B)ofthehappiestchildintheclass

Ochildwhowasthehappiestofalltheclass

D)ofthehappiestchildrenintheclass

51.TheythereporttotheStateCouncilforapproval.

A)madeB)leaveoutC)committedD)admitted

52.Ioughttohaveinsistedon___athoroughrestbeforeyouleftforNewYork.

A)youtotakeB)yourtakingC)thatyoutakeD)youtaking

53.Atablemadeofsteelcostsmorethanmadeofwood.

A)thatB)whichOoneD)i:is

54.Nowwehavegotsofarwiththeproject,wefinishit.

A)canaswellB)shouldaswelIC)wouldasweHD)mayaswell

55.Theirplanisnoteconomically.

A)efficientB)feasibleC)advisableD)urgent

56.Ourteacher,sreadingisofverywide___.

A)exientB)rangeC)liniitD)border

57.1someoldphotosintheattic.

A)camethroughB)cametoC)cameroundD)cameacross

58.Iprefertoputthemeetingoffitwithoutadequatepreparations.

A)thanholdB)ratherthanhold

C)thantoholdD)rather:hantohold

59.Itwasnotmidnightthattheydiscoveredthechildrenwerenotin

theirbeds.

A)beforeB)atC)afterD)until

60.Mostdoctorsrecognizethatmedicineis___itisascience.

A)anartasmuchB)muchanartasC)asanartasmuchD)asmuch

anartas

61.yoursupport,wemighthavesucceededinperformingthelast.

A)IfwchaveB)IfwewouldhavehadC)IfwehadD)Hadwehad

62.Carsmovedveryslowlyin1920's,buttheymovemorequicklythanin1910.

A)weretoB)willC)canD)did

63.Afromeveryperson,nomatterhowsmall,willhelptheRedCrossreachthe

goalof$100,000.

A)contractB)contribution

C)concentrationD)cons:ruction

64.Theoldgentlemanissaidaveryrichmanwhenhewasyoung.

A)tohavebeenB)havingbeenC)tobeD)tohavebeing

65.Sheismovingtothecountry.

A)thinkingB)expectingC)consideringD)planning

66.Theinversionismoretypicalliterarystyle.

A)toB)ofC)forD)about

67.Afterheforhalfanhour,Professorhadadrinkofwater.

A)lecturesB)haslectured

OhadbeenlecturingD)waslecturing

68.childrenareno:admittedtothisfilm.

A)UnattachedB)UnattendedC)UnrelatedD)Unaccompanied

69.Ifyouwant____youhavetogetthefundsomewhere.

A)thejobdoneB)thejobtodo

C)thejobtohavedoneD)thejobthatisdone

70.Ithoughtthathehaddonenothingwrongandhadaclear

A)characterB)conscienceOspiritD)honor

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blnaksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachb

lanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）onthepaper.Youshouldchoose

theonethatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Thefactthatblindpeoplecan"see"thingsusingotherpartsoftheirbodies

71theireyesmayhelpustounderstandourfeelingaboutcolour.Iftheycan

72colourdifferencesthenperhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolourunconsciously.

Manufacturershavediscoveredbytrialand73thatsugar74badlyin

greenwraoDings,thatbluefoods,arcconsidered75andthatcosmetice（化妝品）

shouldneverbepackaged76brown.Thesediscoverieshavegrownintoawho1e

77ofcolourpsychologythatnowfindsapplicationin____78from

fashiontointeriordecoration.Someofour79areclearlypsychological.

80blueisthecoloui'ofthenightskyandthereforeassociated

81passivityandcalm,whileyellowisadaycolourwithassociationsofenergy

andincentive（刺激）.Forprimitiveman,activityduringthedaymeanthuntingand

attacking,whilehesoonsawasred,thecolourofbloodandrageandtheheatthat

camewith82.Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenceandself-

preservation.83haveshownthatcolours,partlybecauseoftheirphysiological

associations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.People84tobright

redshow85inheartbeat,andbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposure

topurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisa86colour.Because

ofitsexcitingconnota二ions（涵義），redwaschosenasthe____87for

danger,butcloser88showsthatavividye11owcanproduceamorebasicstate

ofalertnessandalarm,sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunities

arenow89aroundinbrightyellowcoloursthat90thetrafficdead.

71.A)besidesB)apartfromC)inturnD)including

72.A)separateB)tasteC)senseD)feel

73.A)mistakeB)wrongC)testD)error

74.A)soldB)issoldOsellsD)sellstobe

75.A)displeasedB)unpleasantC)unhappyD)joyless

76.A)inB)byC)withD)under

77.A)courseB)fictionOdisciplineD)range

78.A)anythingB)everythingC)nothingD)everything

79.A)lendencyB)choicesC)favouritesD)preferences

80.A)HeavyB)B1ackC)DarkD)Deep

81.A)withB)toC)forD)by

82.A)energyB)spiritC)effortD)contributions

83.A)TestsB)ExaminationsC)PracticeD)Experiments

84.A)sacrificedB)revealedC)exposedD)discovered

85.A)apromotionB)anincreaseOadevelopmentD)animprovement

86.A)easyB)quietC)dangsrousD)calming

87.signalB)signC)symbolD)label

88.A)analysesB)analysisC)analyseD)analytics

89.rushingD)pushingC)dashingD)crashing

90.A)causeB)stopC)leadD)make

試卷二PaperTwo

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

informationshowninthefollowingtable.Writetheconclusionsyoudrawfromthe

figuresaboutthevariouswaysinwhichpeoplespenttheirholidaysin1990as

comparedwith1995.Attempttoexplainthereasonsforthesedifferences.Rememberto

writeyourcompositionneatly.

ChangesintheWaysPeopleSpentTheirHolidays

19901995

travelingabroad12%24%

goingtoseaside38531%

camping10%36%

stayingathome40%9%

total100%100%

答案部分

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

LA2.D3.C4.D5.D

6.A7.D8.A9.B10.C

SectionB

SmercialS12.picturesS13.throughoutS14.famousSI5.showsS16.different

S17.interestingS18.takethebusorsubwayS19.Thebusandsubwayarevery

convenientS20.almostanywhereonthem.

PartIIRoadingComprehension

PassageOne

【文章大意】文章講述了美國的工作狂(workaholic)這，現(xiàn)象及其成因。他們癡迷工作足

由于追求上進，實現(xiàn)個人價值。如此著迷工作，連外國人都留下美國人少有時間休閑和解決個

人關系的印象，隨后作者又講述了人們對工作狂的不同見解，并說明工作狂支持著美國文化中

注重成績、效率和結(jié)果的價值觀。

21.D本文第一段敘述美國人對工作的重視及為什么有些美國人要當工作狂；第二段介紹人們對

工作狂的不同見解。顯然D項為對的答案。

22.A答案見原文第一段句首：toincreasetheirstatus,financialposition,andsenseof

self-worth與whowantverymuchtohaveaself-improvement意義相同。

23.D原文u???foreignvisitorshaveobservedthatAmericansspendanexcessive

amountoftimeworking…”與B項”發(fā)現(xiàn)美國人工作很刻苦”意義相同。

24.B"workaholics”是被迫所為，但與C項的…bysomeoneelse不符。“workaholics”意、

為''工作狂"，所以B項對的。

25.A見原文最后一句：美國人重視成就、效率和高產(chǎn)，正是workahclic在維持著

這種價值觀。這說明作者對如此醉心于工作是持竹定態(tài)度的。

PassageTwo

【文章大意】該文簡要介紹了奧林匹克運動會的起源和古看臘奧運會的一些情況。比如公元前

776年第一屆奧運會是為紀念希臘主神宙斯在奧林匹斯山腳舉行的希臘人崇尚身體的健美和力

埴。比賽獲勝者不是得到獎牌而是在頭上戴橄欖圈并唱頌揚他們的詩歌。比賽是為了友誼，因

而正在進行的戰(zhàn)爭需在奧運會期間停止。

26.A選項A,取勝者把橄欖枝葉圈戴在自己頭上。文中第一段說Thewinnersweregreatly

honoredbyhavingolivewreathsplacedontheirheads.優(yōu)勝者得到極大的尊重，人們把

橄欖枝編成的環(huán)戴在他們頭上。havingolivewreathplaced不是指他自己戴上,而是由別人

給他們戴上。A項與文意不符，是對的答案。B,這項運動會在希臘每四年舉行一次，可以從

中找到暗示:Theparticipantscompetedeveryfouryears...,C,為了參與運動會,戰(zhàn)

爭被中止。文中第一段末尾處有直接說明...warinprogresswerestoppedtoallowthe

gamestotakeplace。D.歌頌勝利者的詩被譜成歌曲。文中第一段也有說明：The

winners,weregreatlyhonoredby...havingpoemssungabouttheirdeeds.

27.B文中第一句話說明了本題答案：In776BC,thefirstOlympicgameswerehe

Id...tohonortheGreeks,chiefgod,Zeus.

28.D這是一道簡樸的數(shù)學演算題，從公元前776年到現(xiàn)在（2023年）與D答案最為接

近。因此D為對的選項。

29.C見原文第一段：Therefore,contestsinrunning,jumping,discusandjaveli

onthrowing,boxing,andhorseandchariotracingwereheld...,可以看出在本題四項

之中，只有C。skating（滑冰）未被涉及在內(nèi)。因此C項是對的答案。

30.B文中第一段第二句話：TheGreeksemphasizedphysicalfitnessandstreng

thintheireducationofyouth希臘人在教育青年人時，注重培養(yǎng)他們勻稱的體格和

力量。這和他們對宙斯（Zeus）的崇敬合起來成為他們舉行運動會的因素。文中第二段

:TheGreeksattachedsomuchimportancetothesegamesthattheycalculatedtim

einfour-yearcycles"Olympaids"dating776BC看臘人非常重視這項運動會，他們

從

公元前776年算起就把四年一屆的奧運會周期稱為“Olympaids"?？梢娤ＥD人非常熱愛運動

oB項與這一說法相同，符合題意為對的答案。A.他們好斗。與文中意思不符，文中說希臘

人是愛好和平的民族，由于橄欖枝葉圈是和平的象征，為了運動會戰(zhàn)爭都可以讓開。C.他們

喜歡眾多的禮儀。文中并無說明。D.他們不會算數(shù)，因此月“Olympiads”（奧運會四年期）來

計算時.間。屬無稽之談，假如不會算數(shù)，他們怎么知道兩屆奧運會的間隔期是四年。

PassageThree

【文章大意】文章一方面介紹了最早的backpacker是美國印第安人和西部拓疆者，他們back

packing是為了

生存和實現(xiàn)他們的“美國夢”。然后說明今天backpacking已被作為?一項娛樂活動，由于它

考驗?個人的耐力、技巧、驚險刺激：同時也由于它不受人數(shù)、時間限制，易于開展。接著

講述如何進行這一運動。最后點明它的益處在于使參與者Mreturntotheageoftcchnol

ogywiththecourageandindependenceofNattyBumppo,whodidindeedbelongtot

heageofthefrontier.”即能讓人充滿勇氣和帶有真正西部拓疆者的獨立精神。

31.D本文開頭簡要介紹backpacking這種運動的起源。但這不是文中重要討論的內(nèi)

容。由于作者接F來重點闡述了backpacking做為一種現(xiàn)弋娛樂活動深受很多人愛慕是由于

它可以考驗一個人的耐力和生存技巧，不受時間限制等等?？梢钥闯?，文中討論的重點是

backpacking作為一種現(xiàn)代娛樂活動為什么會深受許多人愛慕。D.答案與此意相同，說明了文

章的中心議題，是對的答案。

32.B見原文開頭：ExceptfortheIndians,theearliestbackpackersinAmeri

cawerefrontiersmen…除了Indians（印第安人），frontiersmen（未開發(fā)的邊疆居民）是美

國最早的backpackers這說明Indians才是美國最早的backpackers,因此B項是對的選項。

33.D見原文開頭...theearliestbackpackers....,whoroamedthewilderness1ooking

eitherfornecessitiessuchasfoodandwaterorforsourcesofwealthsuchasfur

andgod...最早的backpackers....,游蕩在原野里，尋找諸如水和食物這樣的生存必需品或

者象毛皮和黃金之類的財源。因此說初期的backpackers最需要最感愛好的是生活的必需品，

由于生存是第一需要，而他們生存的依靠就是在漫游中不斷地尋找生存的基本需要。D項與此

意相符，是對的答案。A.實現(xiàn)"美國夢"的途徑，文中說：Forthem(earlybackpackers)

backpackingwas...ameansofachievingwhatonedaywouldbecalled“theAmerican

Dream”注意文中用的過去將來時態(tài)，也就是說"AmericanDreamM這個概念初期的

backpackers還沒有，是在他們以后的人發(fā)明的。因此，此說法與文意不符。B.生活中的娛

樂。文中說：Forthem(calybackpackers)backpackingwasawayofsurvival對于初期

的backpackers來說，背著背包漫游是他們生存的手段。因此不能說他們是為了尋找生活中的

樂趣。此外，后文也提到：Today,however,manypeopleenjoybackpackingasa

recreationalactivity,這說明，把背看背包漫游當作一種娛樂活動是現(xiàn)代人的事。C.從緊張

的生活中解脫。文中說明，這是初期的backpackers的一種生存方式，也就是他們的生存活動，

因而不能說是他們生活中緊張的解脫。

34.AA.它(backpacking)可以幫助人們與自然建立一種聯(lián)系。文中說：shouldering

apackandleavingbehindtheworldoftelephone,televisionandtrafficpromise

anexcitingexperience.Testingone'sstaminaandskillischallengingasenseof

one'splaceinthenaturalworldcanberewarding挎上背包，把由電話，電視和交通構(gòu)

成的世界拋諸身后，你將有一次激動人心的經(jīng)歷，做為回報，你將通過挑戰(zhàn)人在自然界的位置

來檢查自身的耐力和技巧。這說明在這項活動中，人是融7自然的，它在人和自然之間建立了

一種直接的聯(lián)系，這也正是這項活動的好處所在。因此A.答案是對的的。B.它是一種群體活動,

可以治療一個人的孤獨感；C.它不像其它活動同樣富有挑戰(zhàn)性；D.它不規(guī)定人們決定自己的目

的。均非文中討論的內(nèi)容。

35.C見原文最后一句：Theiroutingwillenablethemtoreturninashorttimetothe

ageoftechnologywith:hecourageandindependenceofNattyBumppo,whodidindeed

belongtotheageoffrontier.短暫的出游活動可以使他們不久回到NattyBuppo(生活)的

技術與勇氣和與之相結(jié)合的時代，他實實在在是屬于邊疆時代的人。C.一個勇敢的人，符合文

中的敘述，是對的的答案。A.一個美國民族英雄；B.海明威小說中的主人公：D.一名印第安士

兵。文中均未提到。

PassageFour

【文章大意】本文講述了沙漠蝗災是如何形成的，而最重要的兩個因素就是氣象條件

(meteorology)和群集性(gregariousness)。文中最后講到蝗災是不規(guī)則和不可測的，由于對群

集有利的氣候條件自身就是不規(guī)則的。全文按總分總結(jié)構(gòu)成文，層次分明、清楚。

36.C通讀全文，可以看出，本文重