2012年6月英语四级考前10天冲刺试卷及答案(9)
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each
choice in bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Once again, science supports what your grandmother told you: A good night’s sleep helps your body fight a cold.
People who 47 fewer than seven hours of sleep per night in the weeks before being 48 to the Cold virus were nearly three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged eight hours or more, a new study found.
Researchers used frequent telephone 49 to track the sleep habits of more than 150 men and women aged 21 to 55 over the course of a few weeks. Then they exposed the 50 to the virus, quarantined ( ~ ) them for five days and kept track of who got sick.
51 sleeping more, sleeping better also seemed to help the body fight illness: Patients who fared better on a measure known as "sleep efficiency"--the percentage of time in bed that you’re 52 sleeping--were also less likely to get sick.
The results held true even after researchers adjusted for 53 such as body-mass index, age, sex, smoking and pre- existing antibodies to the virus.
, Like your grandmother, the researchers aren’t exactly sure why sleeping better makes you less likely to develop a cold.
But they do take a stab at the answer: "Sleep 54 influences the regulation ofproinflammatory cytokines, histamines, and other symptom mediators that are released in 55 to infection." In plain English, maybe tossing and turning when you’re infected with the cold virus ___56_. to the symptoms that define a cold.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
One of America’s greatest exports to the rest of the world has been entertainment. America, a nation of incredible energy and talent, has flooded the world markets with her films, theaters and songs. In America the two centers where this talent is most brilliantly and successfully essayed are Hollywood and Broadway.
Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles. Its name is synonymous with the motion-picture industry. Since the early 1900s, when movie makers found southern California an ideal blend of mild climate and varied geography, it has become
the home for cinematic dreams. All the great names of cinema have passed through Hollywood on the road to international careers.
Today it still remains the place where dreams are Said to come true and fantasies are carefully nurtured. Known as "The Movie Capital of the World", Hollywood is one of the few places where epic films can still be made on such a large scale.
Ancient Rome, the Pharaoh’s Egypt or a science fiction film staged somewhere in the Galaxy are all within the imagination of the filmmakers and the industry they control. It is a place where unknowns are discovered and even actors from abroad have come to Hollywood to further establish their fame and recognition.
With the coming of television Hollywood began to alter its function. By the early 1960s it had become the source of the majority of U.S. network television entertainment. But, its place as the center of the movie industry in America has remained undiminished and unchallenged,
On the east coast of America, however, in New York it is live theater which provides the source of culture and entertainment. Here it is the dramatic stage which dominates the cultural scene. The main avenue which runs through the city is known as Broadway. It traverses the length of Manhattan and near the middle clustered the many theaters that have long made it the foremost showcase of commercial stage entertainment in the United States. The term Broadway was at one time virtually
sYnonymous with American theater activity. In the 1980s the street became known as "The Great White Way" because of its brilliant display of lights in the evening. As the power and prosperity of New York City grew in the world, so did the number,
size and magnificence of the Broadway theaters. Broadway soared into its peak in the mid 1920s. At this time there were over eighty theaters on Broadway but in recent years the number has declined. Yet, it still remain vibrantly active and under constant renewal.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57. The main topic of the passage is __
[A] America’s entertainment
[B] films
[C] theaters
[D] Hollywood and Broadway
58. American people made Hollywood the center of the movie industry for its __
[A] location
[B] talented citizens
[C] mild climate and varied geography
[D] wealth
59. Which of the following is true about Hollywood?
[A] It attracts actors from all over the world.
[B] It’s the dreamland of young people.
[C] It’s controlled by American filmmakers.
[D] It’s named after a famous actor.
60. The word "dominate" (Line 2, Para. 5 ) is closest in meaning to __
[A] influence
[B] control
[C] lead
[D] hold
61. According to the passage, nowadays Broadway
[A] has faced great decline
[B] is in its peak
[C] is in the need of changes
[D] is still the center of American theater activity
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Many of us still tend to regard emotions as interfering with rational thought, and sometimes landing us in trouble. But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view. Keith Oatley, Professor of psychology at Glasgow University, is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions. He believes we are very ambivalent about them: we think of our emotions as being irrational, but we also consider them as essential to being human.
For example, Mr. Spock, a character in the television series Startrek is super-intelligent, and he has no emotions at all!
However, he is never made captain of the spaceship. Maybe, this is because Mr. Spock is not the kind of person you can identify with a person who shows his emotions. As Professor Oatley points out, our emotions have very important functions,
for example, fear. If we cross the road and a car approaches, we usually freeze or step back. We stop what we were doing, check what we have done, and pay very careful attention to the environment, The emotion of fear calls into readiness this small repertoire(~/~ ) of actions which, on average, helps preserve our safety.
On the other hand, if things are going well and small problems come up, we find we can solve them with the resources we have to hand. As a consequence, we tend to feel happy and usually continue doing the job. Anger is an emotion that tends to occur when someone is preventing us from doing something. Then this small "kit" of reactions enables us to prepare ourselves to be quite aggressive to that person, or to try harder, and so on. Professor Oatley believes emotions generally occur at these junctures in actions. With fear and anger our emotions prompt us to start doing something else, whereas with happiness they "suggest" we continue what we are already doing.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
62. The author thinks that
[A] emotions are rational
[B] emotions help us
[C] emotions interfere with rational thought
[D] emotions get us into trouble
63. Which of the following is TRUE of Mr. Spock, a character in Startrek?
[A] He is the captain of a spaceship.
[B] He is short of intelligence.
[C] He does not get along with his crew.
[D] He is a person who shows his emotions.
64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
[A] Fear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.
[B] Happiness inspires us to continue what we are doing.
[C] Anger may stimulate us to make greater efforts.
[D] Anger tends to do us mole harm than good.
65. It Can be inferred from the passage that __
[A] we must control our emotions in daily life
[B] emotions play a more important part than we realize
[C] positive emotions such as love and joy are good for us
[D] negative emotions such as hate and sadness prevent us from rational thinking
66. By "we are very ambivalent about them" (Lines 3~4, Para. 1 ) it is meant that __
[A] we have opposing feelings towards emotions
[B] we have similar ideas of emotions
[C] we are quite clear about emotions
[D] we can do nothing about emotions
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each
choice in bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Once again, science supports what your grandmother told you: A good night’s sleep helps your body fight a cold.
People who 47 fewer than seven hours of sleep per night in the weeks before being 48 to the Cold virus were nearly three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged eight hours or more, a new study found.
Researchers used frequent telephone 49 to track the sleep habits of more than 150 men and women aged 21 to 55 over the course of a few weeks. Then they exposed the 50 to the virus, quarantined ( ~ ) them for five days and kept track of who got sick.
51 sleeping more, sleeping better also seemed to help the body fight illness: Patients who fared better on a measure known as "sleep efficiency"--the percentage of time in bed that you’re 52 sleeping--were also less likely to get sick.
The results held true even after researchers adjusted for 53 such as body-mass index, age, sex, smoking and pre- existing antibodies to the virus.
, Like your grandmother, the researchers aren’t exactly sure why sleeping better makes you less likely to develop a cold.
But they do take a stab at the answer: "Sleep 54 influences the regulation ofproinflammatory cytokines, histamines, and other symptom mediators that are released in 55 to infection." In plain English, maybe tossing and turning when you’re infected with the cold virus ___56_. to the symptoms that define a cold.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
One of America’s greatest exports to the rest of the world has been entertainment. America, a nation of incredible energy and talent, has flooded the world markets with her films, theaters and songs. In America the two centers where this talent is most brilliantly and successfully essayed are Hollywood and Broadway.
Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles. Its name is synonymous with the motion-picture industry. Since the early 1900s, when movie makers found southern California an ideal blend of mild climate and varied geography, it has become
the home for cinematic dreams. All the great names of cinema have passed through Hollywood on the road to international careers.
Today it still remains the place where dreams are Said to come true and fantasies are carefully nurtured. Known as "The Movie Capital of the World", Hollywood is one of the few places where epic films can still be made on such a large scale.
Ancient Rome, the Pharaoh’s Egypt or a science fiction film staged somewhere in the Galaxy are all within the imagination of the filmmakers and the industry they control. It is a place where unknowns are discovered and even actors from abroad have come to Hollywood to further establish their fame and recognition.
With the coming of television Hollywood began to alter its function. By the early 1960s it had become the source of the majority of U.S. network television entertainment. But, its place as the center of the movie industry in America has remained undiminished and unchallenged,
On the east coast of America, however, in New York it is live theater which provides the source of culture and entertainment. Here it is the dramatic stage which dominates the cultural scene. The main avenue which runs through the city is known as Broadway. It traverses the length of Manhattan and near the middle clustered the many theaters that have long made it the foremost showcase of commercial stage entertainment in the United States. The term Broadway was at one time virtually
sYnonymous with American theater activity. In the 1980s the street became known as "The Great White Way" because of its brilliant display of lights in the evening. As the power and prosperity of New York City grew in the world, so did the number,
size and magnificence of the Broadway theaters. Broadway soared into its peak in the mid 1920s. At this time there were over eighty theaters on Broadway but in recent years the number has declined. Yet, it still remain vibrantly active and under constant renewal.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57. The main topic of the passage is __
[A] America’s entertainment
[B] films
[C] theaters
[D] Hollywood and Broadway
58. American people made Hollywood the center of the movie industry for its __
[A] location
[B] talented citizens
[C] mild climate and varied geography
[D] wealth
59. Which of the following is true about Hollywood?
[A] It attracts actors from all over the world.
[B] It’s the dreamland of young people.
[C] It’s controlled by American filmmakers.
[D] It’s named after a famous actor.
60. The word "dominate" (Line 2, Para. 5 ) is closest in meaning to __
[A] influence
[B] control
[C] lead
[D] hold
61. According to the passage, nowadays Broadway
[A] has faced great decline
[B] is in its peak
[C] is in the need of changes
[D] is still the center of American theater activity
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Many of us still tend to regard emotions as interfering with rational thought, and sometimes landing us in trouble. But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view. Keith Oatley, Professor of psychology at Glasgow University, is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions. He believes we are very ambivalent about them: we think of our emotions as being irrational, but we also consider them as essential to being human.
For example, Mr. Spock, a character in the television series Startrek is super-intelligent, and he has no emotions at all!
However, he is never made captain of the spaceship. Maybe, this is because Mr. Spock is not the kind of person you can identify with a person who shows his emotions. As Professor Oatley points out, our emotions have very important functions,
for example, fear. If we cross the road and a car approaches, we usually freeze or step back. We stop what we were doing, check what we have done, and pay very careful attention to the environment, The emotion of fear calls into readiness this small repertoire(~/~ ) of actions which, on average, helps preserve our safety.
On the other hand, if things are going well and small problems come up, we find we can solve them with the resources we have to hand. As a consequence, we tend to feel happy and usually continue doing the job. Anger is an emotion that tends to occur when someone is preventing us from doing something. Then this small "kit" of reactions enables us to prepare ourselves to be quite aggressive to that person, or to try harder, and so on. Professor Oatley believes emotions generally occur at these junctures in actions. With fear and anger our emotions prompt us to start doing something else, whereas with happiness they "suggest" we continue what we are already doing.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
62. The author thinks that
[A] emotions are rational
[B] emotions help us
[C] emotions interfere with rational thought
[D] emotions get us into trouble
63. Which of the following is TRUE of Mr. Spock, a character in Startrek?
[A] He is the captain of a spaceship.
[B] He is short of intelligence.
[C] He does not get along with his crew.
[D] He is a person who shows his emotions.
64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
[A] Fear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.
[B] Happiness inspires us to continue what we are doing.
[C] Anger may stimulate us to make greater efforts.
[D] Anger tends to do us mole harm than good.
65. It Can be inferred from the passage that __
[A] we must control our emotions in daily life
[B] emotions play a more important part than we realize
[C] positive emotions such as love and joy are good for us
[D] negative emotions such as hate and sadness prevent us from rational thinking
66. By "we are very ambivalent about them" (Lines 3~4, Para. 1 ) it is meant that __
[A] we have opposing feelings towards emotions
[B] we have similar ideas of emotions
[C] we are quite clear about emotions
[D] we can do nothing about emotions
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