2015年英语四级考试每日一练(3月17日)
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1、根据材料，回答问题。
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. "
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.
Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
When a man is buying clothes, __________.
A．he chooses things that others recormnend
B．he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
C．he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensive
D．he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
2、根据材料，回答问题。
The festive break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many, New Year fitness regimes are too. Despite2.6m people starting diets on New Year's Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dieters gave up,36exercise and gorging on comfort food.
Findings37 by weightloss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the 38 majority are unsuccessful at sticking to their diets for more than five days a week. Two out of l0 dieters 39 they have their first diet relapse (退步) just four to five days in, with hunger cited as the main cause. Boredom and alcohol were40 blamed for people failing to keep their health kick on track.
Dr. Matt Capehorn, Clinical Director of the National Obesity Forum, 41 that just one day off from dieting can undo a week's worth of hard work. He told Female First: "A healthy diet, aimed at losing llb per week, relies on saving 3500 calories a week by having 500 calories less each day." "A day off the diet should mean that you eat the correct amount, but many dieters see it as an excuse to binge (大吃大喝 ) and have thousands of calories more than they need. "
The results suggest that a 42590,000 could already have43to stick to New Year diet resolutions.
And a vast majority are unaware of the negative impact a single day off can have on their weight loss efforts.
Yet44it was found only 5 percent of women stick to their diets until they've45their target weight.
A．massive
B．reached
C．highlighted
D．blamed
E．shunning
F．still
G．released
H．lost
I．also
J．admitted
K．treated
L．dieted
M．overall
N ．vast
O．failed
36.__________
3、Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
A．He has a lot of free time.
B．Many of his friends are actors.
C．She knows he likes acting.
D．He's looking for an acting job.
4、 回答题
Here’s a case study for would-be MBAs to consider：the success of H Mart．an international supermarket chain based in New Jersey(the“H”in H Mart stands for Han Ah Reum．which means“one arm full of groceries”in Korean)．Tlle first H Mart opened in Queens，New York in 1982，as a corner shop．Now there are stores in 11 states，Canada and Britain．A new one recently opened in Cambridge．
Massachusetts，an affluent city outside Boston．
The future looks bright for Asian supermarkets like H Mart．Eamings of Asian-American households outpace the American average．Their spending exceeds all other groups，too，according to Geoscape，a consultancy．And they spend more of their money on groceries than the average America household．But Asian delicacies can be hard to come by：few Americans are likely to see durian or bamboo shoots in their local shop．Some specialty ingredients are only to be found at a premium(高价)in up-market grocery stores，or miles away,in ethnic markets in older Asian neighborhpods．
Americans have developed greater appetite for cooking and eating Asian foods，t00．In 2012 non．restaurant sales of Asian foods topped $1．5 billion，according to Mintel Group．a market．research firm．Though Latin foods are a bigger market，the popularity of Asian foods is growing faster．Once strange．seeming imports like seaweed and sashimi are now fashionable eats．Though the rate of growth is expected to fall，sales are likely to keep rising．
Yet most Asian grocers have not made efforts to reach new customers，says Jeffrey Cohen，an analyst at IBIS World,an industries watcher．Many shops are located in minority enclaves，and do little to market themselves to other Americans．Cramped car parks and dingy interiors fend off customers used to the bright fluorescence(荧光)of mainstream supermarkets．Ingredients labeled with poorly-translated English Can leave shoppers bamed．
A few Asian grocery chains have caught on，opening stores in more diverse suburbs，paying attention to cosmetic niceties(细节)and marketing more widely．Other than H Mart，there are Califomian chains such as 99 Ranch Market and Shun Fat Supermarket，which have been expanding to the American southwest．The former was even featured in a humorous YouTube music vide—“Asians Eat Weird Things”—which has attracted more than 900，000 hits．Those weird things may not seem so weird after all．
What makes the future ofAsian supermarkets so bright?
A．High income and spending ofAsian-AmeriCalls．
B．High income ofAsians and unreachable Asian foods in local American shops．
C．High expenditures of Asians on grocery．
D．Low earnings of the other groups．
5、Quesffons are based on thefoUowingpassage．
Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world．Part of the warming is natural；we have experienced a 20，000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice(36)__________ away．However,we have akeady reached temperatures that are in(37)__________ with other minimum—ice periods，so continued warming is likely not natural．We are(3 8)__________ to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures(39)__________between 1℃and 6℃over the next 1 00 years．The warming will be more(40)__________ in some areas，less in others，and some places may even cool off．Likewise，the(41)__________ 0f this warming will be very different depending on where you are---coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels，while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable(宜居的)and(42)__________ for humans than these areas are now．
The fact remains，however,that it will likely get warmer,on(43)__________ J everywhere．Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend．Some scientists(44)__________ that the changes we are seeing fall within
the range of random(无规律的)variation—some years are cold，others warm，and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years(45)__________ but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A．appealing
B．average
C．contributing
D．dramatic
E．frequently
F．impact
G．line
H．maintain
I．melted
J．persist
K．ranging
L．recently
M．resolved
N．sensible
O．shock
36题应填______
6、Questions are based on the following passage．
belleve．
Federal support of homeovcnership greatly overvalues its meaning in American life．Through tax breaks and guarantees.the government__39__homeownership to its peak in 2004，when 69 percent of American households owned homes．Subsidies for homeownership，__40__ the mortgage(抵押)interest deduction，reached$230 billion in 2009，according to the Congressional Budget Office．Meanwhile．only$60 billion in tax breaks and spending programs __41__ renters．
The result of this real estate spending craze?According to the Federal Reserve，American real estate lost more than$6 tril]ion in__42__，or almost 30 percent．between 2006 and 2010．One in five American homeoumers is underwater. owing more on a mortgage than what the home is__43__．
Those who profit most from homeownemhip are definitely the largest source of political campaign __44__．Insurance companies．securities and investment firms，real estate interests．and commercial banks gave more than$100 million to federal candidates and parties in 2011．according to the Center for Responsive Politics．
Homeownership is more impollanl to__45__ interests than it is to most Americans，who，according to the research，care more about“a good job”,“the pursuit of happiness”and“freedom”．
A．mded
B．attributed
C．benefit
D．boosted
E．contributions
F．difference
G．expected
H．fmancially
I．including
J．political
K．rapidly
L．special
M．surveyed
N．value
O．worth
36_________
简答题
7、中国坚定不移地奉行独立自主的和平外交政策，这一政策的基本目标是维护中国的主权(sovereignty)和领土完整，为中国的发展创造良好的国际环境，维护世界的和平与繁荣中国积极发展与周边国家的友好关系，重视改善和发展与发达国家的关系。中国主张各个国家应相互尊重，求同存异，促进世界的繁荣与进步。中国愿与国际社会加强合作，共同应对人类发展面临的全球性问题。
8、舞狮子(Lion dance)，是我国的民间艺术。每逢元宵佳节或集会庆典，民间都以狮舞前来助兴。这一习俗起源于三国时期，南北朝时开始流行，至今已有一千多年的历史。狮子为百兽之尊，形象雄伟俊武，给人以威严、勇猛之感。古人将它当作勇敢和力量的象征。认为它能驱邪镇妖、保佑人畜平安。所以人们逐渐形成了在元宵节时及其他重大活动里舞狮子的习俗，以祈望生活吉祥如意，事事平安。
9、在中国历史文明中，庆祝春节的习俗很多，至今在民间保存广的习俗之一则是贴春联(Spr i ng Fest j va | coup | ets)。春联以工整、对偶、简洁、精巧的文字描绘时代背景，抒发美好愿望，是我国特有的文学形式。每逢春节，无论城市还是农村，家家户户都要精选一幅大红春联贴于门上，为节日增加喜庆气氛。这一习俗起于宋代，在明代开始盛行，到了清代，春联的思想性和艺术性都有了很大的提高。
10、You should write a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?
写作导航
1．指出名校校园正成为旅游新热点这一社会现象，
2．对于校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不一，
3．提出自己的看法：大学校园应偶尔对外开放。
1、根据材料，回答问题。
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. "
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.
Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
When a man is buying clothes, __________.
A．he chooses things that others recormnend
B．he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
C．he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensive
D．he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
2、根据材料，回答问题。
The festive break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many, New Year fitness regimes are too. Despite2.6m people starting diets on New Year's Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dieters gave up,36exercise and gorging on comfort food.
Findings37 by weightloss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the 38 majority are unsuccessful at sticking to their diets for more than five days a week. Two out of l0 dieters 39 they have their first diet relapse (退步) just four to five days in, with hunger cited as the main cause. Boredom and alcohol were40 blamed for people failing to keep their health kick on track.
Dr. Matt Capehorn, Clinical Director of the National Obesity Forum, 41 that just one day off from dieting can undo a week's worth of hard work. He told Female First: "A healthy diet, aimed at losing llb per week, relies on saving 3500 calories a week by having 500 calories less each day." "A day off the diet should mean that you eat the correct amount, but many dieters see it as an excuse to binge (大吃大喝 ) and have thousands of calories more than they need. "
The results suggest that a 42590,000 could already have43to stick to New Year diet resolutions.
And a vast majority are unaware of the negative impact a single day off can have on their weight loss efforts.
Yet44it was found only 5 percent of women stick to their diets until they've45their target weight.
A．massive
B．reached
C．highlighted
D．blamed
E．shunning
F．still
G．released
H．lost
I．also
J．admitted
K．treated
L．dieted
M．overall
N ．vast
O．failed
36.__________
3、Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
A．He has a lot of free time.
B．Many of his friends are actors.
C．She knows he likes acting.
D．He's looking for an acting job.
4、 回答题
Here’s a case study for would-be MBAs to consider：the success of H Mart．an international supermarket chain based in New Jersey(the“H”in H Mart stands for Han Ah Reum．which means“one arm full of groceries”in Korean)．Tlle first H Mart opened in Queens，New York in 1982，as a corner shop．Now there are stores in 11 states，Canada and Britain．A new one recently opened in Cambridge．
Massachusetts，an affluent city outside Boston．
The future looks bright for Asian supermarkets like H Mart．Eamings of Asian-American households outpace the American average．Their spending exceeds all other groups，too，according to Geoscape，a consultancy．And they spend more of their money on groceries than the average America household．But Asian delicacies can be hard to come by：few Americans are likely to see durian or bamboo shoots in their local shop．Some specialty ingredients are only to be found at a premium(高价)in up-market grocery stores，or miles away,in ethnic markets in older Asian neighborhpods．
Americans have developed greater appetite for cooking and eating Asian foods，t00．In 2012 non．restaurant sales of Asian foods topped $1．5 billion，according to Mintel Group．a market．research firm．Though Latin foods are a bigger market，the popularity of Asian foods is growing faster．Once strange．seeming imports like seaweed and sashimi are now fashionable eats．Though the rate of growth is expected to fall，sales are likely to keep rising．
Yet most Asian grocers have not made efforts to reach new customers，says Jeffrey Cohen，an analyst at IBIS World,an industries watcher．Many shops are located in minority enclaves，and do little to market themselves to other Americans．Cramped car parks and dingy interiors fend off customers used to the bright fluorescence(荧光)of mainstream supermarkets．Ingredients labeled with poorly-translated English Can leave shoppers bamed．
A few Asian grocery chains have caught on，opening stores in more diverse suburbs，paying attention to cosmetic niceties(细节)and marketing more widely．Other than H Mart，there are Califomian chains such as 99 Ranch Market and Shun Fat Supermarket，which have been expanding to the American southwest．The former was even featured in a humorous YouTube music vide—“Asians Eat Weird Things”—which has attracted more than 900，000 hits．Those weird things may not seem so weird after all．
What makes the future ofAsian supermarkets so bright?
A．High income and spending ofAsian-AmeriCalls．
B．High income ofAsians and unreachable Asian foods in local American shops．
C．High expenditures of Asians on grocery．
D．Low earnings of the other groups．
5、Quesffons are based on thefoUowingpassage．
Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world．Part of the warming is natural；we have experienced a 20，000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice(36)__________ away．However,we have akeady reached temperatures that are in(37)__________ with other minimum—ice periods，so continued warming is likely not natural．We are(3 8)__________ to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures(39)__________between 1℃and 6℃over the next 1 00 years．The warming will be more(40)__________ in some areas，less in others，and some places may even cool off．Likewise，the(41)__________ 0f this warming will be very different depending on where you are---coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels，while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable(宜居的)and(42)__________ for humans than these areas are now．
The fact remains，however,that it will likely get warmer,on(43)__________ J everywhere．Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend．Some scientists(44)__________ that the changes we are seeing fall within
the range of random(无规律的)variation—some years are cold，others warm，and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years(45)__________ but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A．appealing
B．average
C．contributing
D．dramatic
E．frequently
F．impact
G．line
H．maintain
I．melted
J．persist
K．ranging
L．recently
M．resolved
N．sensible
O．shock
36题应填______
6、Questions are based on the following passage．
belleve．
Federal support of homeovcnership greatly overvalues its meaning in American life．Through tax breaks and guarantees.the government__39__homeownership to its peak in 2004，when 69 percent of American households owned homes．Subsidies for homeownership，__40__ the mortgage(抵押)interest deduction，reached$230 billion in 2009，according to the Congressional Budget Office．Meanwhile．only$60 billion in tax breaks and spending programs __41__ renters．
The result of this real estate spending craze?According to the Federal Reserve，American real estate lost more than$6 tril]ion in__42__，or almost 30 percent．between 2006 and 2010．One in five American homeoumers is underwater. owing more on a mortgage than what the home is__43__．
Those who profit most from homeownemhip are definitely the largest source of political campaign __44__．Insurance companies．securities and investment firms，real estate interests．and commercial banks gave more than$100 million to federal candidates and parties in 2011．according to the Center for Responsive Politics．
Homeownership is more impollanl to__45__ interests than it is to most Americans，who，according to the research，care more about“a good job”,“the pursuit of happiness”and“freedom”．
A．mded
B．attributed
C．benefit
D．boosted
E．contributions
F．difference
G．expected
H．fmancially
I．including
J．political
K．rapidly
L．special
M．surveyed
N．value
O．worth
36_________
简答题
7、中国坚定不移地奉行独立自主的和平外交政策，这一政策的基本目标是维护中国的主权(sovereignty)和领土完整，为中国的发展创造良好的国际环境，维护世界的和平与繁荣中国积极发展与周边国家的友好关系，重视改善和发展与发达国家的关系。中国主张各个国家应相互尊重，求同存异，促进世界的繁荣与进步。中国愿与国际社会加强合作，共同应对人类发展面临的全球性问题。
8、舞狮子(Lion dance)，是我国的民间艺术。每逢元宵佳节或集会庆典，民间都以狮舞前来助兴。这一习俗起源于三国时期，南北朝时开始流行，至今已有一千多年的历史。狮子为百兽之尊，形象雄伟俊武，给人以威严、勇猛之感。古人将它当作勇敢和力量的象征。认为它能驱邪镇妖、保佑人畜平安。所以人们逐渐形成了在元宵节时及其他重大活动里舞狮子的习俗，以祈望生活吉祥如意，事事平安。
9、在中国历史文明中，庆祝春节的习俗很多，至今在民间保存广的习俗之一则是贴春联(Spr i ng Fest j va | coup | ets)。春联以工整、对偶、简洁、精巧的文字描绘时代背景，抒发美好愿望，是我国特有的文学形式。每逢春节，无论城市还是农村，家家户户都要精选一幅大红春联贴于门上，为节日增加喜庆气氛。这一习俗起于宋代，在明代开始盛行，到了清代，春联的思想性和艺术性都有了很大的提高。
10、You should write a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?
写作导航
1．指出名校校园正成为旅游新热点这一社会现象，
2．对于校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不一，
3．提出自己的看法：大学校园应偶尔对外开放。
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