2013年英语四级考试每日一练(12月14日)
导读:
在线测试本批《每日一练》试题，可查看答案及解析，并保留做题记录 >> 在线做题
单项选择题
1、Questions are based on the following passage.Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal--or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned. Ideas about social class--whether a person is "working- class" or "middle-class"--are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact that workers' jobs were generally much less secure, distinct differences in life-styles and attitudes came into existence. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander(浪费) the rest on beer and betting.
The stereotype ( 陈腔滥调) of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was—and still is--inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house of these provided him and his family with security. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity (or the education and training) to make such long-term plans.
Nowadays, a great deal has changed. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much, if not more, than their middle-class supervisors. Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority they had in the past. In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed(惭愧的)of their position.
The changes in both life-styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people. They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations. Nevertheless, we still have a wide gap between the well-paid (whatever the type of job they may have and the low-paid. As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear,but between different groups.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Which of the following is seen as the cause of class differences in the past?
A． Life style and occupatio
B． Attitude and incom
C． Income and job securit
D． Job security and hobbie
2、
根据听到的对话，选出正确答案________。
3、回答问题：
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away?
Well，you can．The forecast is written in clouds．If you can read that writing，you can tell something about the atmosphere．With some practice，you can become a pretty good weather forecaster．Who knows，you might even do as well as meteorologists．
Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast．They collect data from all over the world．Then they put it into powerful，high—speed computers．This does give the meteorologists an advantage，because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country．But you have an advantage，too．You can look at the sky and get your data directly．A meteorologist USCS a computer forecast that’s several hours old to make a local forecast．
What are you seeing when you look at a cloud?“A picture of moisture is doing in the atmosphere，”says meteorologist Peter Leavitt．There’s moisture throughout the atmosphere．Most of the time you don’t see it，because it’s in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor．Sometimes，the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water．It’s called condensation，and we see it happen all the time(for example，when humid air from the shower hits the cold glasses of a mirror)．When enough water vapor condenses，droplets come in the air．These droplets scatter light．A cloud is seen．
Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a single cloud about the weather to come．Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere．You should begin to notice pattems．Certain clouds，following each other in order,can signal an approaching storm．But don’t take our word for it；see for yourself．
The word“meteorologists”in the first paragraph means_______．
A．people who broadcast weather on TV
B．people who are in charge of weather forecast
C．experts who study the earth’s atmosphere and its changes
D．experts who study the earth’s crust，rocks，strata and the history of its development
4、Questionsare based on the followingpassage.
In thisage of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortageof mindless activities to keepa child occupied. Yet, despite the competition,my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure timewriting shortstories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competitionshe won last year.
As awriter I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it islike to work hard on astory only to receive a rejection slip from thepublisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputationcreatedby previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's thestrange thing about being aparent. So many of our own past scars and dashedhopes can surface.
Arevelation (启示)came last week when I asked her, "Don't you want to win again?" "No," she replied, "I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade."
I hadjust spent weeks correcting her stores as she spontaneously( 自由地)told them. Telling myself that Iwas merely an experienced writerguiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions forcharacters,conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angelstarting first grade was quickly "guided" by meinto the tale of alittle girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turnedher contest into mycontest without even realizing it.
Stayingback and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I knowvery little about farmanimals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, Ihad to accept the fact that I was coopting (借用)mydaughter'sexperience.
Whilestepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that Iwill quickly follow with moresteps, putting myself far enough away to give herroom but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will bereminding myselfthat children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Children do find lots of fun in many mindlessactivities.
B．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy herleisure time.
C．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials forher writing.
D．A lot of distractions compete for Children'stime nowadays.
填空题
5、The problem ofintemet crime__________ (近些年来引起了广泛关注)．
6、 We strongly suggest that___________. (他们尽快适应新的环境)．
7、
A new book is sure to be discussed， and (36) , at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan. That is not her real name. She is in her fifties. She is a professor of (37) __ at a university in the United States. Her name for it is "Any U".
The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not ( 38 ) __ their work or ask for help, She decided to do a (39) __ project. She got the (40) __ of the university ethics (41) __. Such groups consider moral and legal issues in studies.
In the spring of 2002, she (42) __ to her own university under the name "Rebekah Nathan" and was admitted. She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first term and two in the second (43) __ She did pretty well,although she got one C, a mark of average. She also played sports.(44)__ (45)__ They are busy with activities and jobs. They try to learn only as much as they have to. But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to what is being discussed in class.
(46)__ She gives less reading now. She asks questions designed to get students to speak more. She offers help. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls asleep.
根据所听短文，作答题
请作答（36）______
8、Children love soft drinks，__________(因为它味道很甜而且有多种口味)．
9、
根据你所听到的回答题：
请在（36）处填上答案。
简答题
10、It is said that those who are stressed or working overtime are________________ (更有可能增加体重).
1、Questions are based on the following passage.Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal--or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned. Ideas about social class--whether a person is "working- class" or "middle-class"--are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact that workers' jobs were generally much less secure, distinct differences in life-styles and attitudes came into existence. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander(浪费) the rest on beer and betting.
The stereotype ( 陈腔滥调) of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was—and still is--inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house of these provided him and his family with security. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity (or the education and training) to make such long-term plans.
Nowadays, a great deal has changed. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much, if not more, than their middle-class supervisors. Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority they had in the past. In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed(惭愧的)of their position.
The changes in both life-styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people. They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations. Nevertheless, we still have a wide gap between the well-paid (whatever the type of job they may have and the low-paid. As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear,but between different groups.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Which of the following is seen as the cause of class differences in the past?
A． Life style and occupatio
B． Attitude and incom
C． Income and job securit
D． Job security and hobbie
2、
点击播放
根据听到的对话，选出正确答案________。
3、回答问题：
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away?
Well，you can．The forecast is written in clouds．If you can read that writing，you can tell something about the atmosphere．With some practice，you can become a pretty good weather forecaster．Who knows，you might even do as well as meteorologists．
Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast．They collect data from all over the world．Then they put it into powerful，high—speed computers．This does give the meteorologists an advantage，because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country．But you have an advantage，too．You can look at the sky and get your data directly．A meteorologist USCS a computer forecast that’s several hours old to make a local forecast．
What are you seeing when you look at a cloud?“A picture of moisture is doing in the atmosphere，”says meteorologist Peter Leavitt．There’s moisture throughout the atmosphere．Most of the time you don’t see it，because it’s in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor．Sometimes，the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water．It’s called condensation，and we see it happen all the time(for example，when humid air from the shower hits the cold glasses of a mirror)．When enough water vapor condenses，droplets come in the air．These droplets scatter light．A cloud is seen．
Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a single cloud about the weather to come．Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere．You should begin to notice pattems．Certain clouds，following each other in order,can signal an approaching storm．But don’t take our word for it；see for yourself．
The word“meteorologists”in the first paragraph means_______．
A．people who broadcast weather on TV
B．people who are in charge of weather forecast
C．experts who study the earth’s atmosphere and its changes
D．experts who study the earth’s crust，rocks，strata and the history of its development
4、Questionsare based on the followingpassage.
In thisage of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortageof mindless activities to keepa child occupied. Yet, despite the competition,my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure timewriting shortstories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competitionshe won last year.
As awriter I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it islike to work hard on astory only to receive a rejection slip from thepublisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputationcreatedby previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's thestrange thing about being aparent. So many of our own past scars and dashedhopes can surface.
Arevelation (启示)came last week when I asked her, "Don't you want to win again?" "No," she replied, "I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade."
I hadjust spent weeks correcting her stores as she spontaneously( 自由地)told them. Telling myself that Iwas merely an experienced writerguiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions forcharacters,conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angelstarting first grade was quickly "guided" by meinto the tale of alittle girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turnedher contest into mycontest without even realizing it.
Stayingback and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I knowvery little about farmanimals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, Ihad to accept the fact that I was coopting (借用)mydaughter'sexperience.
Whilestepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that Iwill quickly follow with moresteps, putting myself far enough away to give herroom but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will bereminding myselfthat children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Children do find lots of fun in many mindlessactivities.
B．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy herleisure time.
C．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials forher writing.
D．A lot of distractions compete for Children'stime nowadays.
填空题
5、The problem ofintemet crime__________ (近些年来引起了广泛关注)．
6、 We strongly suggest that___________. (他们尽快适应新的环境)．
7、
点击播放
A new book is sure to be discussed， and (36) , at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan. That is not her real name. She is in her fifties. She is a professor of (37) __ at a university in the United States. Her name for it is "Any U".
The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not ( 38 ) __ their work or ask for help, She decided to do a (39) __ project. She got the (40) __ of the university ethics (41) __. Such groups consider moral and legal issues in studies.
In the spring of 2002, she (42) __ to her own university under the name "Rebekah Nathan" and was admitted. She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first term and two in the second (43) __ She did pretty well,although she got one C, a mark of average. She also played sports.(44)__ (45)__ They are busy with activities and jobs. They try to learn only as much as they have to. But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to what is being discussed in class.
(46)__ She gives less reading now. She asks questions designed to get students to speak more. She offers help. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls asleep.
根据所听短文，作答题
请作答（36）______
8、Children love soft drinks，__________(因为它味道很甜而且有多种口味)．
9、
点击播放
根据你所听到的回答题：
请在（36）处填上答案。
简答题
10、It is said that those who are stressed or working overtime are________________ (更有可能增加体重).
相关推荐
