年夜学英语四级测验考前预测试卷
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directions:therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.foreachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkeda,b,candd.youshouldchoosetheonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithapencil.
passage1
mrs.lesterkeptonaskingherhusbandtotakehertotheballet.mr.lesterhatestheballet,butwhenhisemployerinvitedhimandhiswife,hecouldnotgetoutofit.astheydrovetothetheatrethatevening,thefoggotworseandworse.thetrafficsloweddowntoawalkingpaceandalmoststopped.whentheyeventuallygottothetheatre,theballetwasover.mrs.lestercouldnotworkouthowithadtakenthemsolongtogetthere,eventakingthefogintoaccount.thetheatrewaswithinwalkingdistanceoftheirhouse.ittookheralongtimetogetoverthedisappointment.amonthlater,mrs.lesterfoundoutwhathadhappened.mr.lestertoldafriendofhisthathehadtakenwrongturningonpurpose.thisfriendtoldhiswife,andthewifeimmediatelywentaroundtotellmrs.lester.thetwowomenbegantoplanarevenge.oneday,whenmr.lesterwasnotin,theybrokeintohisstudy,whichhealwayslocked.hishobbywascollectingoldcoins.mrs.lesterhadalreadyworkedouthowmuchhiscollectionwasworth:$850!theyweretakingsomecoinsoutofthecasewhentheyheardacarpullupoutsidethehouse.mrs.lesterquicklyswitchedthelightoff,andtheywaited,holdingtheirbreath.thefrontdooropenedandmr.lestercamein.theyheardhimtakehiscoatoff.hewalkedtowardsthestudydoorandopenedit.therewasnochanceforthewomentogetawaywithoutbeingseen.mr.lesterswitchedthelightonandwasastoundedtoseehiswifestandingtherewithahandfulofvaluablecoins.ittookbothhusbandandwifealongtimetogetoverthis.11.whichofthefollowingiscorrect?a.mr.lesterlikestowatchballet.b.mrs.lesterlikestowatchballet.c.bothofthemliketowatchballetd.neitherofthemlikestowatchballet.12.itwasquite_____whentheydrovetothetheatre.a.rainyb.stormyc.cloudyd.foggy13.thetheateris_____frommr.andmrs.lester's.a.anhour-drivingb.intheothersideofthecityc.veryneard.halfanhourofbicycleriding14.thewifeofmr.lester'sfriendisa_____.a.socialworkerb.housecleanerc.babysitterd.gossip15.howmanypersonsarementionedinthisstory?a.threeb.fourc.fived.sixpassage2themotorvehiclehaskilledanddisabledmorepeopleinitsbriefhistorythananybomborweaponeverinvented.muchofthebloodonthestreetflowsessentiallyfromuncivilbehaviorofdriverswhorefusetorespectthelegalandmoralrightsofothers.sothemassacreontheroadmayberegardedasasocialproblem.infact,theenemiesofsocietyonwheelsareratherharmlesspeoplejustordinarypeopleactingcarelessly,youmightsay.butitisaprinciplebothoflawandcommonmoralitythatcarelessnessisnoexcusewhenone'sactionscouldbringdeathordamagetoothers.aminorityofthekillersgoevenbeyondcarelessnesstototalnegligence.researchershaveestimatedthatasmanyas80percentofallautomobileaccidentscanbeattributedtothepsychologicalconditionofthedriver.emotionalupsetscandistortdrivers'reactions,slowtheirjudgement,andblindthemtodangersthatmightotherwisebeevident.theexpertswarnthatitisvitalforeverydrivertomakeaconsciousefforttokeepone'semotionsundercontrol.yettheirresponsibilitythataccountsformuchoftheproblemisnotconfinedtodrivers.streetwalkersregularlyviolatetrafficregulations,theyareatfaultinmostvehiclewalkeraccidents;andmanycyclistsevenbelievethattheyarenotsubjecttothebasicrulesoftheroad.significantlegaladvanceshavebeenmadetowardssaferdrivinginthepastfewyears.safetystandardsforvehiclehavebeenraisedbothatthepointofmanufactureandthroughperiodicroad-worthinessinspections.inaddition,speedlimitshavebeenlowered.duetothesemeasures,theaccidentratehasdecreased.buttheaccidentexpertsstillworrybecausetherehasbeenlittleornoimprovementinthewaydriversbehave.theonlyrealandlastingsolution,saytheexperts,istoconvincepeoplethatdrivingisaskilledtaskrequiringconstantcareandconcentration.thosewhofailtodoallthesethingspresentathreattothosewithwhomtheysharetheroad.16.whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?a.toshowthatthemotorvehicleisaverydangerousinvention.b.topromoteunderstandingbetweencarelessdriversandstreetwalkers.c.todiscusstrafficproblemsandproposepossiblesolutions.d.towarndriversoftheimportanceofsafedriving.17.accordingtothepassage,trafficaccidentsmayberegardedasasocialproblembecause_____.a.autoshavebecomemostdestructivetomankindb.peopleusuallypaylittleattentiontolawandmoralityc.civilizationbringsmuchharmtopeopled.thelackofvirtueisbecomingmoresevere18.whydoestheauthormentionthepsychologicalconditionofthedriverinparagraphthree?a.togiveanexampleofthevariousreasonsforroadaccidents.b.toshowhowimportantitisfordriverstobeemotionallyhealthy.c.toshowsomeoftheinaccurateestimationsbyresearchers.d.toillustratethehiddentensionsinthecourseofdriving.19.whoarenotmentionedasbeingresponsiblefortheroadaccidents?a.carelessbicycle-riders.b.mindlesspeoplewalkinginthestreet.c.irresponsibledrivers.d.irresponsiblemanufacturesofautomobiles.20.whichofthefollowingbestreflectstheauthor'sattitudetowardafuturewithouttrafficaccidentproblems?a.doubtfulyetstilllongingforb.happyandratherconfidentc.surprisedandverypleasedd.disappointedanddeeplyworriedpassage3intheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theunitedstatesmademoneyonit.buttodayopponentshavesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactor“meltdown”.today,thechancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenu.s.publichealtharetestingnewreactorsthatrelyn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