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1、2015 年年 6 月大学英月大学英语语四四级级考考试试模模拟试拟试卷及卷及参考答案参考答案(第一套)第一套)Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 reading passages in this part.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
2、the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.There is a difference between science and technology.Science is a method of answering theoretical questions;technology is a met
3、hod of solving practical problems.Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships;technology has to do with tools,techniques,and procedures for implementing the f
4、inding of science.Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each.Progress in science excludes the human factor.Scientists,who seek to comprehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty,cannot pay attention to their o
5、wn or other peoples likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things.What scientists discover may shock or anger people-as did Darwins theory of evolution.But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful;besides,we have the choice of refusing to believe it!But hardly so
6、 with technology;we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic aircraft flying overhead;we do not have the option of refusing to breathe polluted air;and we do not have the option of living in a non-atomic age.Unlike science progress,technology must be measure
7、d in terms of the human factor.The legitimate purpose of technology is to serve people in general,not merely some people;and future generations,not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves.Technology must be humanistic if it is to lead to a better world.21.The difference betw
8、een science and technology lies in that _.A)the former provides answers to theoretical questions while the latter to practical problemsB)the former seeks to comprehend the universe while the latter helps change the material worldC)the former aims to discover the inter-connections of facts and the ru
9、les that explain them while the latter,to discover new designs and ways of making the things we use in our daily lifeD)all of the above22.Which of the following may be representative of science?A)The improvement of peoples life.B)The theory of peoples life.C)Farming tools.D)Mass production.23.Accord
10、ing to the author,scientific theories _.A)must be strictly objectiveB)usually take into consideration peoples likes and dislikesC)should conform to popular opinionsD)always appear in perfect and finished forms24.The author states that technology itself _.A)is responsible for widespread pollution and
11、 resource exhaustionB)should serve those who wish to gain advantage for themselvesC)will lead to a better world if put to wise useD)will inevitably be for bad purpose25.The tone of the author in this passage is _.A)positive B)negative C)factual D)critical Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on t
12、he following passage.Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education.On the one hand,free and universal public education was seen as necessary in a democracy,for how else would citizens learn how to govern themselves in a responsible way?On the other hand,America was always
13、 a country that offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed:on the road from rags to riches,schooling-beyond the basics of reading,writing,and arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour.Even today,it is still possible for people to achieve financial success without much education,bu
14、t the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing.In todays more complex world,the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education,especially higher education.Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information,and dealing with thi
15、s information requires more and more specialized education.In other words,we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects.In the future,this trend is likely to continue.Tomorrows world will be even more complex than todays world,and,to manage this complexity,even more specialized ed
16、ucation will be needed.26.The topic treated in this passage is _.A)education in general B)Americans attitudesC)higher education D)American education27.Americans attitudes toward education have always been _.A)certain B)contradictory C)ambitious D)unclear28.Today,financial success is closely related
17、to the need for _.A)higher education B)public education C)responsible citizens D)learning the basics29.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _.A)information is our only productB)education in the future will be specializedC)we are entering an age of informationD)we are living in an age of
18、information30.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A)The History of American Education.B)The Need for Specialized Education.C)The Future of the American Educational System.D)Attitudes toward American Education.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.A g
19、rowing world population and the discoveries of science may alter this pattern of distribution in the future.As men slowly learn to master diseases,control floods,prevent famines,and stop wars,fewer people die every year;and in consequence the population of the world is steadily increasing.In 1925 th
20、ere were about 2,000 million people in the world;by the end of the century there may well be over 4,000 million.When numbers rise the extra mouths must be fed.New lands must be brought under cultivation,or land already farmed made to yield larger crops.In some areas the accessible land is so intensi
21、vely cultivated that it will be difficult to make it provide more food.In some areas the population is so dense that the land is parceled out in units too tiny to allow for much improvement in farming methods.Were a large part of this farming population drawn off into industrial occupations,the land
22、 might be farmed much more productively by modern methods.There is now a race for science,technology,and industry to keep the output of food rising faster than the number of people to be fed.New strains of crops are being developed which will thrive in unfavorable climates:there are now farms beyond
23、 the Arctic Circle in Siberia and North America;irrigation and dry-farming methods bring arid lands under the plough,dams hold back the waters of great rivers to ensure water for the fields in all seasons and to provide electric power for new industries;industrial chemistry provides fertilizers to s
24、uit particular soils;aeroplanes spray crops to destroy locusts and many plant diseases.Every year some new means is devised to increase or to protect the food of the world.31.The author says that the world population is growing because _.A)there are many rich valleys and fertile plainsB)the pattern
25、of distribution is being alteredC)people are living longerD)new land is being brought under cultivation32.The author says that in densely populated areas the land might be more productively farmed if _.A)the plots were subdividedB)a large part of the people moved to a different part of the countryC)
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