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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全大学英语四级分类模拟题508大学英语四级分类模拟题508Part Reading ComprehensionPassage One The next generation telephone is called superphone or Personal Communication Network (PCN). Your superphone goes wherever you go, in your pocket. You can use it in the street, in an aeropl
2、ane, a boat, or a taxi; you can call from anywhere on the globe to anywhere else. Calls travel at the speed of light, via satellites using ultraviolet (紫外线的), high-frequency wave bands and each communication is automatically billed to your account. This new phone is the size and shape of a billfold
3、(皮夹). You unfold it to use it, making it long enough to reach from your ear to your mouth. There is a miniaturized touch pad, on which to enter the number you are calling. There is also a tiny liquid crystal screen on which you can read weather, news or financial reports. These news items are consta
4、ntly updated by the company that sells the service. Letter keys on the touch pad also allow you to use this electronic marvel as a computer or word processor. You can plug it into your large home or office computer in order to transfer any data that you feed in during a business trip. The PCN also s
5、tores any useful information of your own that you might need as you travel, such as the names, addresses and phone numbers of several hundred people, important meetings, flight details, and so on. When you need information, you simply call it up on the screen. You can even use your PCN to activate e
6、lectronically controlled equipment at home. For example, you could switch your oven on or off, start the sprinkler system (洒水系统) in your garden during a dry spell, get your video recorder to record a show on television, turn off the central heating, and so on. All of this from thousands of miles awa
7、y, perhaps from the back of a camel in the desert. Prototypes (雏形) are already being trialed. In spite of the complex technology, they will be cheap because of the enormous sales that will be made. 1. What can we learn about superphone from the first paragraph?A.It has a very wide coverage of signal
8、s.B.It deducts fees directly from a users account.C.It offers a nearly free communicating service.D.It enables users to speak quickly.答案:A解析 第1段中提到，你可以在全球的任何一个地方接通到另一个任何的地方。这说明这个电话的信号覆盖范围很广，故A正确。B是对第1段最后一句的误解；文中没有提及通信费用的情况，排除C；D是对第1段第4句的误解。2. What do we learn about the various news items on the PCNs
9、 screen?A.They are compiled according to users appetite.B.They are renewed by the provider.C.They provide information about goods discounts.D.They advertise products for companies.答案:B解析 第2段第5句提到，电话液晶显示屏上的新闻内容会由出售此项服务的公司不断地更新，B内容与原文意思一致，故为答案。3. What is a function of the superphone?A.It can extend as
10、 long as you want.B.It can be used as a billfold.C.It can turn into a mini-TV.D.It can act as a remote control.答案:D解析 第2段第5句提到，你可以使用你的个人通信网络(即下一代电话)遥控你家中的电器，接着举例进行了详细说明。D是对原文的同义转述，故为答案。原文只是说这种新式电话可以打开，使用时使其长度足够达到从耳朵到嘴的距离，并没有说可以伸长到任意长度，故A错误；原文说这种新式电话的大小和形状如同一个钱包，不是说可以当作钱包使用，故B错误；C在文中没有提到。4. What is t
11、he authors purpose of mentioning from the back of a camel in the desert?A.To show the great impact of the new phone on the world.B.To emphasize the strong remote control function of the new phone.C.To demonstrate how to operate the new phone in such places.D.To show travelers affection for the new p
12、hone.答案:B解析 作者在第2段中运用实例强调新式电话的强大遥控功能，故答案为B。A“为了体现新式电话对世界的影响”不是举例的目的；提到沙漠也不是为了介绍在那里怎样操作新式电话，故C不正确；D“为了表示旅行者对新式电话的喜爱”也不符合文章意思。5. What statement does the author agree with?A.The new phone will be very expensive.B.The new phone is still a brainchild.C.The new phone has been put into mass production.D.Th
13、e new phone has excellent prospects in market.答案:D解析 第2段最后一句指出，虽然技术很复杂，但是由于它的销量将会很大，因而其售价会很低廉。由此可以判断，这种新式电话的市场前景很好，故答案为D，同时排除A。B与文章倒数第二句意思相悖，同时排除C。Passage Two Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe.
14、But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people dont know where they should go next. The
15、 coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was
16、found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 57.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed. While
17、 often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression. Those things that do not show up in the test scorespersonality, ability, courage or humanityare completely ignored, says Toshiki Ka
18、ifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys education committee. Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild. Last year Japan experienced 2125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are see
19、king a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World War II had weakened the Japanese morality of respect for parents. But
20、 that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles. In Japan, says educator Yoko Muro, its never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure. With economic growth has come centralization; fully 76 percent of Japans 119 million citizens live in cities whe
21、re community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In
22、 the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter. 1. In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was _.A.under aimless developmentB.a positive exampleC.a rival to the
23、WestD.on the decline答案:B2. Which of the following is NOT true?A.The entry of women into the male-dominated job market has limited the opportunities of teenagers.B.24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life.C.57.2 percent of students in the United States were fully satisf
24、ied with school life.D.More Japanese workers expressed satisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed.答案:D3. According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?A.Womens participation in social activities is
25、limited.B.More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.C.Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics.D.The life-style has been influenced by Western values.答案:D4. Which of the following is true according to the author?A.Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladde
26、r.B.Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity.C.More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity.D.Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking.答案:C5. The change in Japanese life-style is revealed in the fact that _.A.the young are less to
27、lerant of discomfortsB.the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U.S.C.the Japanese endure more than ever beforeD.the Japanese appreciate their present life答案:APart Translation问题:1. 茶文化 中国是一个文化历史悠久的(time-honored)国度，也是一个礼仪(ceremony and decorum)之邦。每当客人来访，都需要泡茶给客人喝。在给客人奉茶之前，你应该问问他们都喜欢喝什么类型的茶，并采用最合适
28、的茶具奉上。奉茶期间，主人需要仔细留意客人的茶杯里的茶量。通常，若是用茶杯泡的茶，在茶喝完一半之后就应该加开水，这样，茶杯就一直都是满的，茶的芳香(bouquet)也得以保留。 答案:Tea Culture China is a country with a time-honored civilization and also a land of ceremony and decorum. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to make and serve tea to them. Before serving tea, you may ask t
29、hem for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy, and serve them the tea in the most appropriate teacups. In the course of serving tea, the host should take careful note of how much water remains in the guests cups. Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup, boiling water should be added into the cup when half of the tea in it has been consumed; and thus the cup is kept filled and the tea retains the same bouquet. 10 / 10