1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 285 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_2.Section C（分数：10.00）_A new analysis of federal money that public schools receive for low-income students shows that a record number of the nations school districts will
2、receive less in the coming academic year than they did for the one just ended. For the 2005-2006 school year, spending under the Department of Educations Title I program, which helps low-achieving children in high-poverty areas, is increasing by 3.2 percent, to $12.6 billion. But because of populati
3、on shifts, growing numbers of poor children, newer census data and complex formulas that determine how the money is divided, more than two-thirds of the districts, or 8,843, will not receive as much financing as before. The analysis, based on data from the department, was made by the Center on Educa
4、tion Policy, a group advocating for public schools. A similar study by the group last year showed that 55 percent of the schools would receive less money than they did in the previous year. “Its an alarming number,“ said Tom Fagan, a former department official who conducted the analysis. “Its clear
5、that the amount of overall increase is not keeping pace with the number of poor kids.“ Susan Aspey, a department spokeswoman, defended the spending levels for Title I, saying, “President Bush and Congress have invested record amounts of funding to help the nations neediest students.“ But Mr. Fagan s
6、aid the increasing number of districts that are losing money is making it harder for the schools to meet the goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Bush administrations signature education program, which measures progress through annual tests in math, reading and science. That is giving
7、critics of the program more grounds to accuse the administration of not sufficiently financing the program while demanding greater results. Title I provides the largest component of financing for No Child Left Behind. “The federal government is concentrating more money in fewer districts,“ said John
8、 F. Jennings, the president and chief executive of the Center on Education Policy. “It means there is lots of anger and lots of tension. Theyre asking us to do more and more with less and less.“（分数：10.00）(1).As it is indicated in the passage, the new analysis _.（分数：2.00）A.studied the federal money s
9、pent on low-income studentsB.aimed at promoting the establishment of more public schoolsC.showed that about half the schools would receive less moneyD.was conducted by the Department of Educations Title I program(2).Which of the following factors does NOT lead to the result that more than two-thirds
10、 of the districts will get more poorly financed?（分数：2.00）A.People often move from one place to another.B.There are more children from poor families.C.The way of distributing money has changed.D.Spending under the Title I program decreased.(3).Susan Aspey looks at the funding by the government with_.
11、（分数：2.00）A.criticismB.consentC.indifferenceD.expectation(4).According to Tom Fagan, _.（分数：2.00）A.the government has done its best to finance the poor childrenB.the goals of No Child Left Behind Act are difficult to realizeC.the way of measuring progress by annual tests should be changedD.the Bush go
12、vernment shouldnt have approved the Title I program(5).When the government concentrates more money in fewer districts, _.（分数：2.00）A.more poor children will get benefitedB.more public schools will have to be closedC.it will arouse more peoples dissatisfactionD.No Child Left Behind Act will be realize
13、d soonerThe rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR. Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, the U.S. leadership in
14、public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the worlds top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than ha
15、lf of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate (公司的) planning activities, compared to about one-third of U.S. companies. It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR. Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend t
16、o be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts (相对应的人) in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson-Marshalls U
17、.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for
18、 instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country. Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Network). Turn
19、er recently announced that the word “foreign“ would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, U.S. leadership in p
20、ublic relations is being threatened because of_.（分数：2.00）A.an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companiesB.shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologiesC.the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the U.S.D.increased efforts of other countries i
21、n public relations(2).London could soon replace New York as the center of PR because _.（分数：2.00）A.British companies are more ambitious than U.S. companiesB.British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companiesC.British companies are heavily involved in planning activitiesD.four of the wo
22、rlds top public relations agencies are British-owned(3).The word “provincial“ (Line 2, Para. 3) most probably means “_“.（分数：2.00）A.limited in outlookB.like people from the provincesC.rigid in thinkingD.interested in world financial affairs(4).We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the A
23、merican PR industry_.（分数：2.00）A.speak at least one foreign language fluentlyB.are ignorant about world geographyC.are not as sophisticated as their European counterpartsD.enjoy reading a great variety of English business publications(5).What lesson might the PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN?（
24、分数：2.00）A.American PR companies should be more mternationally-minded.B.The American PR industry should develop global communications technologies.C.People working in PR should be more fluent in foreign languages.D.People involved in PR should avoid using the word “foreign“.According to a survey, whi
25、ch was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, todays traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)“ than at any time in the 17 years of the poll. Not surprising in these hard times, the students major objective “is to be financially well off. Less imp
26、ortant than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.“ It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic“ fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineeri
27、ng and computer science is way up. Thats no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the jobeven before she completed her two-year associate degree. While its true that we all need a car
28、eer, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributionsbe they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of other
29、s, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighte
30、d in the long run! But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on th
31、e intercom (对讲机): “Miss Baxter,“ he says, “could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?“ From the long-term point of view, thats what education really ought to be about.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the authors observation, college students _.（分数：2.00）A.have never been so mate
32、rialistic as todayB.have never been so interested in the artsC.have never been so financially well off as todayD.have never attached so much importance to moral sense(2).The students criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with_.（分数：2.00）A.the influences of their instructorsB.the financi
33、al goals they seek in lifeC.their own interpretations of the coursesD.their understanding of the contributions of others(3).By saying“While its true thatbe they scientific or artistic“ (lines 1-3, Para. 5), the author means that _.（分数：2.00）A.business management should be included in educational prog
34、ramsB.human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speedC.human intellectual development has reached new heightsD.the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked(4).Studying the diverse wisdom of others can_.（分数：2.00）A.create varying artistic interestsB.help people see things
35、 in their right perspectiveC.help improve connections among peopleD.regulate the behavior of modem people(5).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded.B.Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong.C.P
36、eople engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding life.D.Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only.In order to host the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the IOC. After all proposals have been submitted, the IOC votes. If no city is successful in gaining a majority in
37、the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with successive rounds until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, allowing the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the site of the Olympic Gam
38、es, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to stage the Games effectively. The IOC also considers which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. For instance, Tokyo,
39、the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico City, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen in part to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America Because of the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into account the host citys tim
40、e zone. Whenever the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay significantly higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events live in prime viewing hours. Once the Games have been awarded, it is the res
41、ponsibility of the local organizing committeenot the IOC or the NOC of the host citys countryto finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television revenues and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources, such as commemorative postage stamps or
42、 proceeds from a national lottery. In many cases there is also direct government support Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially risky. When the proceeds from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.（分数
43、：10.00）(1).During voting, the city_ will win host of Olympics.（分数：2.00）A.getting most votes in the first voteB.getting more than half votesC.being supported by a major cityD.going around successfully(2).In selecting the host city, the IOC will consider several factors EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.the time zo
44、ne of the host cityB.the existing facilities of the host cityC.whether the area has hosted the GamesD.whether profit could be made by the host city(3).According to the passage, one of the reasons for Tokyo to be the host of Olympics in 1964 may be _.（分数：2.00）A.its a major city of JapanB.its a famous
45、 cityC.its a city in AsiaD.its nice and cool in summer(4).Every Olympic Games is financed by_.（分数：2.00）A.the local government and the financial organizationsB.the local government and the organizing committeeC.the IOC and the National Olympic CommitteeD.the local companies and the local media(5).The
46、 word “proceeds“ in the last sentence most probably means “_“.（分数：2.00）A.sponsorshipB.reputationC.financial supportD.financial profit大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 285 答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_解析：2.Section C（分数：10.00）_解析：A new anal
47、ysis of federal money that public schools receive for low-income students shows that a record number of the nations school districts will receive less in the coming academic year than they did for the one just ended. For the 2005-2006 school year, spending under the Department of Educations Title I
48、program, which helps low-achieving children in high-poverty areas, is increasing by 3.2 percent, to $12.6 billion. But because of population shifts, growing numbers of poor children, newer census data and complex formulas that determine how the money is divided, more than two-thirds of the districts, or 8,843, will not receive as much financing as before. The analysis, based on data from the department, was made by the Center on Educatio
