大学英语四级模拟试题（八）

6.　what　cloes　holloween　originate　from?看答案
a.　a　chilolren's　day　
b.　a　trick　or　treat
c.　a　religious　day
d.　a　day　for　uni　cef　　

7.　which　of　the　following　is　not　mentioned　some　years　ago　how　the　children　celebrate　the　halloween?看答案
a.　dressing　up　in　strange　and　frightening　costumes　and　playing　tricks　on　one's　neighbors　friends.
b.　ringing　door　bells.
c.　throwing　bits　of　corn　on　the　window　panes.
d.　dressing　up　in　the　best　holiday　clothes.　　

8.　which　of　the　following　is　not　used　in　the　halloween　celebration?看答案
a.　pumpkin
b.　candle
c.　costume
d.　flower　　

9.　why　do　the　children　collect　money　in　the　halloween?看答案
a.　they　love　money.　
b.　they　want　to　get　enough　money　to　buy　themselves　candy.
c.　the　adults　are　willing　to　give　them　money.
d.　they　want　to　help　other　children.　　

10.　what　is　the　symbol　of　halloween?看答案
a.　pumpkin.
b.　candle.
c.　laughter
d.　money.　

passage　3
　　international　airlines　have　rediscovered　the　business　travelers,　the　man　or　woman　who　regularly　jets　from　country　to　country　as　part　of　the　job.　this　does　not　necessarily　mean　that　airlines　ever　abandoned　their　business　travelers.　indeed,　companies　like　lufthansa　and　swissair　would　rightly　argue　that　they　have　always　catered　best　for　the　executive　class　passengers.　but　many　lines　could　be　accused　of　concentrating　too　heavily　in　the　recent　past　on　attracting　passengers　by　volume,　often　at　the　expense　of　regular　travelers.　too　often,　they　have　seemed　geared　for　quantity　rather　than　quality.　　　operating　a　major　airline　in　the　1980s　is　essentially　a　matter　of　finding　the　right　mix　of　passengers.　the　airlines　need　to　fill　up　the　back　end　of　their　wide-bodied　jets　with　low　fare　passengers,　without　forgetting　that　the　front　end　should　be　filled　with　people　who　pay　substantially　more　for　their　tickets.
　　　it　is　no　coincidence　that　the　two　major　airline　bankruptcies　in　1982　were　among　the　companies　specializing　in　cheap　flights.　but　low　fares　require　consistently　full　aircraft　to　make　flights　economically　viable,　and　in　the　recent　recession　the　volume　of　traffic　has　not　grown.　equally　the　large　number　of　airlines　jostling　for　the　available　passengers　has　created　a　huge　excess　of　capacity.　the　net　result　of　excess　capacity　and　cut-throat　competition　driving　down　fares　has　been　to　push　some　airlines　into　collapse　and　leave　many　others　hovering　on　the　brink.
　　　against　this　grim　background,　it　is　no　surprise　that　airlines　are　turning　increasingly　towards　the　business　travelers　to　improve　their　rates　of　return.　they　have　invested　much　time　and　effort　to　establish　exactly　what　the　executive　demands　for　sitting　apart　from　the　tourists.
　　　high　on　the　list　of　priorities　is　punctuality;　an　executive's　time　is　money.　　　in-flight　service　is　another　area　where　the　airlines　are　jostling　for　the　executive's　attention.　the　free　drinks　and　headsets　and　better　food　are　all　part　of　the　lure.

11.　one　criticism　against　many　international　airlines　is　that　they　have,　in　the　recent　past,　.　看答案
a.　catered　for　the　more　wealthy　people
b.　given　preferential　treatment　to　executive　clients
c.　only　met　the　needs　of　the　regular　traveler
d.　marketed　their　service　with　the　masses　in　mind　　

12.　with　the　intention　of　attracting　a　somewhat　different　type　of　passenger,　the　airlines　have　now　begun　to　concentrate　on　.看答案
a.　ensuring　that　the　facilities　offered　to　the　executive　are　indeed　superior
b.　providing　facilities　enabling　business　travelers　to　work　on　board
c.　organizing　activities　in　which　first-class　passengers　can　participate
d.　installing　sleeping　compartments　where　more　privacy　is　ensured　　

13.　from　the　passage　we　can　infer　that　.看答案
a.　a　successful　airline　in　the　1980s　meets　the　needs　not　only　of　the　masses　but　also　of　the　wealthy　passengers
b.　it　is　more　comfortable　to　sit　in　the　back　of　jet　planes
c.　business　travelers　dislike　tourists
d.　only　by　specializing　in　cheap　flights　can　airlines　avoid　bankruptcy.　　

14.　in　paragraph　5.　“in-flight　service"　means　.看答案
a.　service　on　the　plane
b.　a　new　safety　device
c.　flights　within　one　country
d.　charge-free　air　service　　

15.　the　following　are　all　used　to　attract　passengers　except　.看答案
a.　punctuality
b.　sound　system
c.　free　drinks
d.　charge-free　food　

passage　4
　　in　only　two　decades　asian-american　have　become　the　fastest-growing　us　minority.　as　their　children　began　moving　up　through　the　nation's　schools,　it　became　clear　that　a　new　class　of　academic　achievers　was　emerging.　their　achievements　are　reflected　in　the　nation's　best　universities,　where　mathematics,　science　and　engineering　departments　have　taken　on　a　decidedly　asian　character.　(this　special　liking　for　mathematics　and　science　is　partly　explained　by　the　fact　that　asian-american　students　who　began　their　education　abroad　arrived　in　the　u.s.　with　a　solid　grounding　in　mathematics　but　little　or　no　knowledge　of　english.)　they　are　also　influenced　by　the　promise　of　a　good　job　after　college.　asians　feel　there　will　be　less　unfair　treatment　in　areas　like　mathematics　and　science　because　they　will　be　judged　more　immediate　in　something　like　engineering　than　with　an　arts　degree.
　　　most　asian-american　students　owe　their　success　to　the　influence　of　parents　who　are　determined　that　their　children　take　full　advantage　of　what　the　american　educational　system　has　to　offer.　an　effective　measure　of　parental　attention　is　homework.　asian　parents　spend　more　time　with　their　children　than　american　parents　do,　and　it　helps.　many　researchers　also　believe　there　is　something　in　asian　culture　that　breeds　success,　such　as　ideals　that　stress　family　values　and　emphasize　education.
　　　both　explanations　for　academic　success　worry　asian-americans　because　of　fears　that　they　feed　a　typical　racial　image.　many　can　remember　when　chinese,　japanese　and　filipino　immigrants　were　the　victims　of　social　isolation.　indeed,　it　was　not　until　1952　that　laws　were　laid　down　giving　all　asian　immigrants　the　right　to　citizenship.