2007年英语四级最新模拟试卷四

四、短文改错：

Most people work to earn a living and they
produce goods and services. Goods are either
agricultural (like maize、 or manufactured (like
cars、. Services are such things like education, 1、 _________ 
medicine, and commerce. These people provide 2、 __________ 
goods; some provide services. Other people provide
both goods or services. For example, in the same 3、 __________
garage a man may buy a car or some service which
helps him maintain his car.
The work people do is called as economic 4、 __________ 
activity. All economic activities taken together make
up the economic system of a town, a city, a country,
or the world. Such economic system is the sum-total 5、 __________ 
of what people do and what they want. The work
people do either provides what they need or provides
the money with that they can buy essential 6、 __________ 
commodities. Of course, most people hope to have
enough money to buy commodities and services which
are essential but which provide some particular 7、 __________ 
personal satisfaction, such as toys for children, visits 8、 __________ 
the cinema, and books.
The science of economics is basic upon the facts 9、__________ 
of our everyday lives. Economists study our everyday
lives and the general life of our communities in order
to understand the whole economic system of which we
are a part. They try to describe the facts of the
economy in which we live, and to explain how it
works. The economist methods should of course be 10、 __________ 
strictly objective and scientific.

五、问答：

In 1749, Benjamin Franklin wrote “Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania”. This article served as a basis for the academy that he founded. The academy was a private secondary school, which offered a practical curriculum that included a variety of subjects and useful skills. English grammar, classic, composition, hetoric(修辞学、, and public speaking were to be the chief language studies rather than Latin and Greek. Students could also choose a second language based on their vocational interests. For example, prospective clergyman might study Latin and Greek; physicians could choose Latin, Greek, and French; businessmen might elect French, German, and Spanish. Mathematics was to be taught for its practical application to book-keeping rather than as an abstract intellectual exercise. History would be the chief ethical(伦理的、 study. By studying biographies of great men, students were to learn moral and ethical principles. Franklin’s curricular proposal was especially noteworthy because it brought many practical skills into the formal school that so far had been ignored. They included carpentry, ship-building, engraving, printing, painting, cabinetmaking, farming, and carving. With a prophetic(先知的、 insight into the course of civilization and education, Franklin suggested that special attention be given to science, invention, and technology.
By the mid-nineteenth century, there were many academies functioning throughout the nation, especially at the secondary level. These academies offered a wide variety of curricula and courses, ranging from traditional Latin and Greek to very practical and utilitarian(实用的、 studies. The late nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw the mergence of high school and the junior high or middle school, which incorporated utilitarianism, vocationalism, and commercialism, such as Franklin had recommended in his proposals of the mid-eighteenth century.

Questions:

1. Why did Franklin write “Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania”?

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2. What did the chief language studies exclude?

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3. What was the main purpose of the ethical study?

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4. Which word in the first paragraph could be used to describe the curriculum offered at the academy?

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5. What did the formal school overlook?

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五、翻译：

1. A lot of people nowadays have muscular problems in the neck, the shoulders and the back ____________________________(主要是由于工作中的压力和紧张造成的).

2. More than 3 million children have health insurance now, and ___________________________ (超过250万的家庭已经摆脱贫困).

3. _____________________________________________ (除主席之外的所有董事会成员都投票赞成我的建议)to set up a branch office in the suburbs.

4. The emergence of e-commerce and the fast-growing Internet economy are ________________ (为中国的国内外贸易提供了新的增长机遇).

5. The population of elderly people is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before._________________________________(发达国家尤为如此).