2012年6月英语四级考前10天冲刺试卷及答案(8)

 　　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 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.
　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
　　Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated 47 ? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afr aid to ask someone for a date?
　　Many people are afraid to assert (表现 ) themselves. Dr. Alberti thinks it’s because their self-respect is low. "Our whole 48 is designed to make people distrust themselves," says Alberti. "There’s always ’ 49 ’ aroundT--a parent, a teacher, a boss--who ’knows better’. These superiors often gain when they chip (削弱 ) away at your self-image."
　　But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people 50 themselves. They 51 "assertiveness training" courses--AT for short. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be more 52 without hurting other people.
　　In one way, learning to speak out is to 53 fear. A group taking a course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger 54 --the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he
　　feels.
　　Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more "important" than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to 55 your own good sense.
　　You go by the other person’s 56 . But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.
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　　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 marie the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
　　Passage One
　　Question 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
　　When the Earth shook here on March 26th, 2000, it helped geologists to figure out how the Earth around Seattle would shake during the real thing less than a year later.
　　When Seattle’s Kingdome was demolished with explosives, more than 200 seismic recorders caught every rattle and roll.
　　Tom Brochcr of the U.S. Geological Survey says, "You can see the red waves traveling away from the Kingdome. "
　　The areas that shook the worst then also shook the worst when the six point eight (on the Richter scale ) Nisqually earthquake hit.
　　"’We shouldn’t be surprised to see damage at Boeing field and at the port of Seattle where we did see damage, because in both of those areas the ground shook longer and harder than other parts of Seattle."
　　It’s what’s known as a slab quake (located) 36 miles below the surface where the Juan de Fuca plate slab is diving underneath the North American plate. Geologists believe the plate bent, causing it to crack, and sending shock waves to the surface.
　　Tom Brocher says, "As soon as we knew it was a deep earthquake--that it was this type of earthquake-we immediately put out the word that we should expect very few aftershocks. ”
　　There were only 4. In San Francisco’s Loma Prieta earthquake here in 1989 which was closer to the surface, there were 120 afiershocks. The fact that "deep-focus" earthquakes have fewer afrershocks still puzzles geologists.
　　Brocher says, "What we can tell people is you’re not going to have these ( aftershocks ). What we can’t tell them why. And that’s a research issue. ""
　　Geologists say the Nisqually quake originated from almost the same spot as the 1949 quake there, and had the same damage patterns. There were fewer landslides this year because of the lack of rain.
　　Over the next year and hal~ researchers want to set offexplosives at the surface near Seattle, aimed at the slab 37 miles below.
　　The waves will then bounce offthe slab and reflect back to the surface giving information about where the plate is and how it’s moving. So, before the Earth moves again, geologists will have an idea which places might be destined to shake the hardest.
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　　57. According to the passage, what caused the Earth around Seattle shake on March 26th, 2000?
　　[A] Nisqually earthquake.
　　[B] Explosives.
　　[C] Loma Prieta earthquake.
　　[D] Aftershocks.
　　58. If a real earthquake hits Seattle, the areas that will be damaged most would be __
　　[A] airports
　　[B] the suburbs
　　[C] ports
　　[D] Boeing field and the port of Seattle
　　59. According to the geologists, how did the shock waves reach the surface?
　　[A] The plate slab bent, and then cracked, sending shock waves to the surface.
　　[B] The plate was demolished, sending shock waves to the surface.
　　[C] The shock waves traveled to the surface themselves.
　　[D] The shock waves originated from the surface.
　　60. If the earthquake focus was close to the surface, __
　　[A] there will be few aftershocks
　　[B] there will be a deep focus
　　[C] there will be a lot of aftershocks
　　[D] that will cause great damage
　　61. According to the passage, the researchers set off explosives in order to
　　[A] demolish the useless buildings before the earthquake
　　[B] destroy the plates that may cause earthquakes
　　[C] make sure which plates cause earthquakes
　　[D] figure out which places might shake the hardest during the earthquake
　　Passage Two
　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
　　Videodisc holds great promise of helping to meet the needs of American schoolchildren who have problems seeing, hearing, speaking~ or socializing. Almost eleven percent of the students aged 3 -21 in this country have an impairment that affects their ability to benefit from a regular education program. Handicapped students require special education because they are often markedly different from most children in one or more of the following ways: mentally retarded (发展迟缓的 ), learning-disabled, emotionally disturbed, deaf, visually handicapped, physically handicapped, or other health impairments. The education of these handicapped children is rewarding but challenging.
　　 A special education student usually needs a longer period of time to acquire information. Repetitive teaching techniques are often beneficial, and indefatigable(孜孜不倦的 ) consistency on the part of the teacher is frequently necessary. Interactive videodisc courseware has characteristics that can be capitalized upon to meet the challenges that special education poses. A videodisc program is infinitely patient. Repetition Of any videodisc lesson can continue endlessly, and designers can assure absolute consistency within a program. Most important, according to special educator William Healey of the University of Arizona, is that videodisc "adds an extra dimension of realism for children who need graphic representations".
　　 Healey explained that deaf and mentally retarded children especially have difficulty grasping figurative (比喻的 ) language and higher-order language concepts. He believes that for special education, the power of videodisc lies in the ability of the technology to visually represent language concepts normally taken for granted by non-handicapped persons. Complex figurative language forms such as idioms and metaphors come most readily to mind as being difficult for handicapped learners.
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　　62. The special education mentioned in the text is mainly concerned with __
　　[A] genius students from day-care centers to colleges
　　[B] students who are fond of computer video games
　　[C] teachers of language in the University of Arizona
　　[D] students who are either mentally or physically disabled
　　63. A videodisc courseware is beneficial to those who have study difficulties because __
　　[A] its fancy design is very attractive
　　[B] it allows the user to go back to where he wants to restudy
　　[C] the content of it is healthy and promising
　　[D] it is developed by university professors
　　64. According to Professor Healey, we may infer that mentally retarded children perhaps
　　[A] need graphic representations in order to understand higher-order language concepts
　　[B] are good at studying English idioms but often fail to grasp higher-order language concepts
　　[C] are not very patient with videodisc which helps them to understand the world concepts
　　[D] tend to be deaf as well and have difficulty learning the simple concept "before and after"
　　65. The best phrase that summarizes the main idea of the text is __
　　[A] handicapped students and their problems
　　[B] videodisc and special education
　　[C] computer assisted teaching programs
　　[D] normal children and handicapped kids
　　66. The word "impairment" (Line 2, Para. 1 ) probably means __
　　[A] habit
　　[B] disability
　　[C] misconception
　　[D] belief