2009年12月大学英语四级模拟试题(恩波)

　　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 the bank is identified 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.
　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答
　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the fallowing passage.
　　Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them __47__ to people saying there is anything different about them. “I’m really just a normal guy,” __48__ an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their __49__ fans suggest. They start to wear __50__ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had __51__ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such __52__ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to __53__ from your dream and realize you; are only human? Some only see the __54__ in losing something they had gained. They often make __55__ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become __56__ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.
　　A) desperate
　　B) disappointing
　　C) cruelty
　　D) bankrupt
　　E) fancy
　　F) protects
　　G) altitude
　　H) similarly
　　I) wake
　　J) contest
　　K) object
　　L) worshipping
　　M) dignity
　　N) originally
　　O) protests
　　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 centre.
　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。
　　Passage One
　　Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
　　A detailed and thorough research project undertaken by the Open University recently reported that their evidence appears to show that competition between nearby schools does not significantly improve academic standards. Indeed, their report inclines to the opposite outcome; the exam results may actually decline where competition is fiercest.
　　When the further education sector was " privatized" a few years ago, competition between colleges became truly fierce, at least in urban areas where potential students could choose between several of them. Colleges appointed highly paid marketing directors and gave them large budgets; some even "bribed" interested students with promises of hundreds of pounds if they completed certain courses satisfactorily.
　　Fully competitive markets being a philosophical foundation of Britain's recent governments, it was no surprise to hear claims that many educational developments of the 1990s would move us towards a free market in secondary education---giving youngsters and their parents a free choice of where to study. However, the secondary sector did not become particularly competitive while, admittedly, the consumers have been given more information, which is one aspect of a truly free market. It is very rare that two nearby schools with at least some empty places are similar enough to be comparable yet different enough to be rankable; only where that occurs can there be true competition.
　　The Open University research was probably not flawed---but its conclusions are. This is because the team did not really compare areas having true competition (as just defined) with areas that do not.
　　But, let us all breathe a sigh of relief. Secondary schools had started of late to move in the marketing direction----considering allocating scarce resources of staff and money to persuading the pupils that their schools are the best in the area. No schools could afford to do that properly, so it is a relief to realize this research tells us we don't have to.
　　Competition? We haven't got time for it! Let's spend our small budget in teaching and learning, not in competing and marketing.
　　57. It is indicated in the passage that competition between schools results in .
　　A) higher enrollment rate
　　B) lower academic standard
　　C) higher marketing expenses
　　D) privatization of further education
　　58. Real competition can happen only when .
　　A) academic standard is improved
　　B) there are comparable schools with different educational qualities
　　C) students have different interests
　　D) schools of all areas have sufficient budget for their development
　　59. According to the passage, the free market in secondary education .
　　A) only provides consumers with more information
　　B) is more competitive than the higher education market
　　C) means there will be more intensive competition than in colleges
　　D) is a real surprise to Britain's recent government
　　60. The author of the passage feels relieved that .
　　A) secondary schools have to market themselves
　　B) most secondary schools have scarce resources of staff and money
　　C) the research by Open University proves that most secondary schools are the best in its area
　　D) schools needn't prove that they are the best
　　61. What might be the author's attitude towards competitions between nearby schools?
　　A) The author is in favor of various kinds of competition.
　　B) The author is indifferent to any competition and its result.
　　C) The author is not certain of the effect of competitions.
　　D) The author is against inter-collegiate competitions.