2016年12月英语四级模拟试题及答案

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　Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) ,C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

It is simple enough to say that since books have classes fiction, biography, poetry—we should separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellow worker and accomplice(同谋). If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess(委婉之处), from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite. The thirty two chapters of anovel—if we consider how to read a novel first—are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building but words are more impalpable than bricks, reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing. Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. Recall, then, some event that has left a distinct impression on you—how at the corner of the street, perhaps, you passed two people talking. A tree shook; an electric light danced; the tone of the talk was comic, but also tragic; a whole vision, an entire conception, seemed contained in that moment.

does the author mean by saying “Yet few people ask from books what books can give us.”?

author means that lots of people read few books.

author thinks that readers have only absorbed part of knowledge in books.

author holds that few people have a proper idea about what content some kind of books should include.

author considers that readers can scarcely understand most of the books.

rding to the passage, which of the following statement is right?

A.A reader should find some mistakes when he is reading.

more difficult a book is, the more you can get from it.

read something is easier than to watch something.

should be in the same track with the writer when he is reading.

is the possible meaning of “impalpable” (Paragraph 2) in the passage?

r. ive. cate. ise.

’s the main idea of this passage?

importance of reading. proper way to read.

to get most from one book. characters of a good book.

a writer is writing he often get the whole conception ____.

r a long time’s thinking

ugh an instant inspiration

rding to his own experience

way of watching the objects attentively

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

According to the dictionary definition of “create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means “to bring into being, to cause to exist”—something each of us does daily.

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sese to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. I f we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun,” the creativ ity is remaking or recombining the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to cr eate an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ide as, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day to day activities.

h of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to t he passage?

prepare a meal.

arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

buy some books from a bookstore.

“write” a letter with the computer.

author holds that ____.

tivity is of highly demand

tivity is connected with a deep insight to some extent

tivity is to create something new and concrete

practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one’s creativity

28.“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Par.3) really implies that ____.

can seldom create new things B.a new thing is only a tale

C.a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things

can scarcely see really new things in the world

does the author think about the relationship between a new though t and its being put into practice?

’s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.

may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

D.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

best title for this passage is ____.

to Cultivate One’s Creativity is Creativity

Importance of Creativity tivity—a Not Farway Thing

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.

I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar(讨论会). The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseac her looking for answers to questions together with the students. One lingui stic(语言的) feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal(情态的) verbs—far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said, “This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong.” or “You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.”

In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct di rections. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to th e question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they w ere sure about it.

Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students u niformly expressed the same idea in their English composition. The examinations in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in America is valued not on ly as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking.

the USA, when the students are in class, ____.

A.a Chinese student tends to be very active

American student likes to make trouble

C.a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher

American student tends to be vigorous

32.A teacher in the USA prefers to ____ when he answers questions.

very sincere very direct

very self confident very indifferent

is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teachin g methods between China and the USA?

thinks that Chinese teaching metods can make students learn more.

holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to impro ve students’ remembrance.

thinks that American teaching is ability oriented.

holds that American teachers hate to give a test.

author thinks that the relationship between the student and the te acher is ____.

intimate in China er in China er in USA harmonious in USA

education in USA may produce some ____ graduates.

ative entional tive inative

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

On line courses (also called distance learning) are a hot new trend in American education. According to the nonprofit Distance Education and Training Council,　about 400 US colleges and schools offer some portion of their programs on the We b. At the university level, they cost the same as traditional classes and requir e similar weekly assignments and textbook reading, the difference is in class pa rticipation.

Generally speaking, students congregate(使聚集) on line throughout each week to explore topic with the professor, but these discussions occur “asynchronousl y(不同时发生地)” rather than in real time. (You read others’ comments and post your own whenever you get a chance.) Written assignments are posted, you e mail in your work periodically, and you’re required to take a proctored exam in order to receive degree credit. Career boosting business administration and information technology programs are the most popular, but you’ll also find a variety of literal arts offerings, from film theory to medieval history and foreign lang uage study. While you still can’t get an Ivy League degree on line, a growing number of elite(卓越的) institutions, including Stanford and New York Univer sity are beginning to offer on line courses.

The benefits for busy people are obvious. “I always get a front row seat,” says one student studying at the State University of New York Learning Network. “I can get up in the middle of class, grab a cup of coffee. The class is waiting for me when I get back, and I haven’t missed a thing.” On the other hand, some students miss the face to face interaction that often sparks interest and involvement.

rally speaking, on line education costs ____.

than the traditional one

than the traditional one

much as the traditional one

author hasn’t mentioned

major way to hand out assignments of on line students is ____.

hand out them in person

post them

email in them

let the teacher enter into their personal main pages

h kind of program is probably NOT welcomed by most of the students?

ware development.

ration and design.

rnational trade.

any management.

closest meaning of “Ivy League” (Par. 2) ____.

us universities in USA

us business colleges in USA

us companies in USA

ersities with a long history

is implied that in USA ____.

line education will take the place of the traditional one soon

e are only a few on line programs until now

need not take part in the exam in order to receive a diploma by way of on line education

can not receive a degree certificate of New York University through distant learning