1、大学英语四级分类模拟题 346及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)About 2 percent of American students are now taught at home. Educators are confused about how this growing practice should be regulated, and also wonder whether children who are not fully registered in school should get s
2、ome public services. The issue shows how dim the line between public and private education can become, even when that private education is delivered at home. Probably about half the parents who teach at home are religiously motivated and use lessons by mail (or Internet) from church schools. Perhaps
3、 an additional fourth have some doubts about public education, think schools are unsafe or the fact that their children have special needs that regular schools don“t meet. In some cases, parents home-school to escape compulsory (义务的) education; they do least teaching while having older children care
4、 for younger sisters or brothers or work in home businesses. Although children often learn well at home, weak regulations in most states mean that officials rarely challenge or monitor parents who say they are home-schooling. With growing frequency, however, public schools offer services to the home
5、-schooled. Districts may permit them to enroll part time for instance; educators fear that otherwise these children could later return full time with serious academic weaknesses, and in any case some districts wanting to qualify for state aid can benefit from part-timers filling empty seats. Here in
6、 Helena, Mary Brown has taught her 12 children at home while manufacturing clothing there in her non-teaching hours. Mrs. Brown says her motive is to give more training in basics, like phonics (发音学) than public schools offer. Most of her curriculum is from a church school, with tests returned by mai
7、l. Two years ago her seventh child, Andrea, wanting to join regular athletic programs, enrolled at Capital High School. Andrea soon changed her mind and continued home study. But she had liked gym and chorus, so Mrs. Brown asked that she be allowed to continue in them while taking other courses at h
8、ome.（分数：10.00）(1).The education experts worry about _.（分数：2.00）A.whether home-schooling affects the general level of educationB.whether the children studying at home need helpC.whether family education should be abandonedD.whether parents use the right methods to teach children(2).We can know from t
9、he passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.half the parents feel doubtful about public educationB.most parents have religious considerationC.some parents want to escape the compulsory educationD.public schools should not interfere in private education(3).The important problem of home-school education is _.（分数：2.0
10、0）A.lack of social activitiesB.lack of strict managementC.inefficiency in studyD.low teaching quality(4).According to Mrs. Brown, the purpose of teaching her children at home is _.（分数：2.00）A.looking after them by herselfB.teaching them what they likeC.helping her to do houseworkD.teaching them more
11、basics(5).It can be inferred from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.no measures can be taken to regulate the home-schooling educationB.most parents are not satisfied with public educationC.it is wiser for schools to accept part-time enrollmentD.the home-schooled have no difference with those in public s
12、choolsDoris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14. A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass Is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in
13、colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer“s wife and her black servant. Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook , seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism (女权运动). A separated study of the mind of the main ch
14、aracter, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics and relationships with men and sex. Lessing“s themes changed to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was extremely interested in the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism (苏菲教派). Her turn toward science f
15、iction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditionalist critics, but she has continued to win new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001.
16、 Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing“s selection. “She is one of the truly great writersof novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,“ Engdahl said. “She is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle
17、of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse (冲动) to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.“ At 87, Doris Lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature winner since the f
18、irst prizes were awarded in 1901.（分数：10.00）(1).What would be the best title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Doris Lessing WritesThe Golden NotebookB.Doris Lessing, a Pioneer of modern Feminism written by Doris LessingC.Doris Lessing, winner of Nobel Prize for LiteratureD.Doris Lessing“s concern Concerne
19、d About Africa(2).Which of the following statements about Doris Lessing is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.She received little regular school education.B.She is always warmly welcome among critics.C.She is the oldest Nobel Literature winner ever.D.She wins many awards due to her novel-writing.(3).It can be infe
20、rred from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.there are only two characters inThe Grass is SingingB.The Golden Notebookis regarded as Lessing“s masterpiece by herselfC.life in Africa in her early age lays a solid foundation for her writingD.Doris Lessing is strongly against traditional culture in Africa(4
21、).According to the fourth paragraph, _.（分数：2.00）A.Lessing began to believe in Christ in the 1970sB.Lessing“s science fiction won readersC.Lessing had won two literary medals for her writingsD.Lessing changed her themes to meet the needs of traditional critics(5).According to the Horace Engdahl, Less
22、ing wins Nobel Prize mainly because _.（分数：2.00）A.she has rich experience in living in AfricaB.she is a head master of an important schoolC.she encourages women writers to struggle against menD.she makes great contributions to equal rights for womenIn Britain and other countries, young people sometim
23、es take a “gap year“, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in the United States. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers. Charles Deacon is the dean of admissions at Georgetown University in W
24、ashington. D.C. He estimates that in the current first-year class of 1,600 students, only about twenty-five decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years. Mr. Deacon says the most common reason is to have a chance to travel. But he says international students ma
25、y take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty. Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education. But it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students who think they want to be doctors, for example, cou
26、ld learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital for a year. Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions
27、office has an essay on its website called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation.“ It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges in
28、part because they did something unusual with that time. Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year o
29、ff, away from home, can be costly.（分数：10.00）(1).The underlined word “it“ in Paragraph 4 refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.required educationB.university studyC.a year offD.military duty(2).Some high school graduates take a year off for the following reasons except that _.（分数：2.00）A.they use the time to explore
30、 professional interestsB.they see a “gap year“ as a chance to recover after high schoolC.they may meet requirements at home for military dutyD.they want to earn tuition for the university study by themselves(3).According to Charles Deacon, most of the students choose to have a gap year so that they
31、can _.（分数：2.00）A.travelB.make moneyC.gain professional skillsD.recover from high school(4).What“s the attitude of Harvard towards the idea of “a gap year“?（分数：2.00）A.Approving.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Opposed.(5).How many reasons are mentioned that contribute to the unpopularity of a “gap year“ in
32、 America?（分数：2.00）A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up? Remember the TV program Seven Up ? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and catch up with them at seven-y
33、ear intervals: nervous 14-year-olds, serious 21-year-olds and then grown-ups. Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children“s early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives. For example, at seven, Tony is a liv
34、ely child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Nicki? She says, “I would like to find out about the moon.“ And she goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft-spoken Bruce says he wants to help “poor children“ and ends
35、 up teaching in India. But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so interesting. Where did their ideas come from a
36、bout what they wanted to do when they grew up? Are children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television or by what their teachers say? How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors, including Steven Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema w
37、as the turning point in their lives. Dr. Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major factors are parents, friends and the wider society.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the text mainly discuss?（分数：2.00）A.New ways to make a TV program interesting.B.The importance of
38、 TV programs to children.C.Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.D.The influence of childhood experience on future lives.(2).In the TV program Seven Up , we can meet _.（分数：2.00）A.different groups of people at different periods of their livesB.different groups of people at the same period
39、 of their livesC.the same group of people at different periods of their livesD.the same group of people at the same period of their lives(3).What are the examples in Paragraph 2 meant to show?（分数：2.00）A.Many people“s childhood hopes are related to their future jobs.B.There are many poor children in
40、India who need help.C.Children have different dreams about their future.D.A lot of people are very sad in their childhood.(4).Spielberg“s story is meant to show that _.（分数：2.00）A.going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about societyB.a single childhood event may decide what one does as
41、a grown-upC.parents and friends can help a child grow up properlyD.films have more influence on a child than teachers do(5).What does the writer think of the TV program?（分数：2.00）A.Interesting.B.Crazy.C.Dull.D.Serious.Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. It has been celebrated on the
42、 first Monday in September since the 1880s in order to honor the country“s workers. Today, it is a family holiday. Many people go on a picnic to the beach, the lake, or the mountains. But the first Labor Day celebration was not about family or fun. Instead, it was about making life better for Americ
43、a“s working class. In America workers were not always treated well. In the early days of the 1880s, hundreds of new immigrants from Europe came to the United States every day. Most spent all their money getting to America. By the time they arrived, they would take any job they could find. They worke
44、d for very little pay. Owners of businesses and factories often took advantage of the situation. They were able to get a lot of labor for little money. They expected their employees to work 10 to 14, even 16 hours a day. What“s more, jobs were often dangerous. Even children worked in situations wher
45、e a mistake could mean death. Women and children worked for lower wages than men, and owners employed them for this reason. In the 1880s, the fight for worker“s rights was led by men who were workers themselves. They organized the workers into labor unions. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was
46、 organized in 1886. Later the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was founded. Wages, hours of labor, and working conditions have improved since that time. Labor unions have persuaded the federal and state governments to pass laws that limit how many hours a week people can be required to wor
47、k and decide what the minimum wage should be. They have determined that child labor, as well as unfair treatment based on sex, religion, color, and national origin is now illegal. Strikes occur when workers feel that their employer is behaving unfairly. In order to celebrate their early successes, L
48、abor Day was started in 1882 by a union called the Knights of Labor. On the first Labor Day, a long parade was held in New York City, followed by a festival for the workers and their families. By 1894, Congress had recognized it as a national holiday and it is still celebrated today.（分数：10.00）(1).Wh
49、at did owners of businesses and factories take advantages of?.（分数：2.00）A.The fact that there were a lot of immigrants from Europe who had enough skill.B.The fact that immigrants were willing to work even for 16 hours a day.C.The situation that immigrants spent all their money and they would take any job.D.The situation that even children from Europe had to work together with their parents.(2).Business and factory owners employed women and children _.（分数：2.00）A.because they worked for less money than menB.though they could n
