大学英语四级模拟试题（2）_第2页

9. REM in this passage stands for ________________________.

10. The brain stem sends electrical impulses throughout the brain about every ________________

Part IV  Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.  You are required to select one   word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read    the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.  You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

Growing up as an Asian in Britain is much more than a question of facing discrimination and trying to find a decent job -- especially for a girl. She has to keep a delicate   47   between two cultures: her own and the British.

     Seetha Crishna has written a booklet called Girls of Asian Origin in Britain. In it the girls she is most concerned with are those who are   48   different because they have gone through the British educational system and have therefore emerged with an   49     which is distinct from that of their parents.

     They speak English with regional English accents, they look    50    in Western clothes, and they so not necessarily choose to work in a factory. But they are unmistakably Asian and they are still held by their Asian   51    roots. At home, Asian girl may find herself conforming

to the traditions and values of her parents, while at school she tends to    52    the attitudes and appetites of her British contemporaries.

     As a result, Seetha Crishna found girls existing at two levels -- and inclined to    53     both. "But unless they can successfully accept both, they will    54    constantly from one level to the other, feeling trapped between the two – at    55    cost to their own confidence and happiness."

      For teenage girls, the main   56     is to match the social life which their parents expect

them to live with that enjoyed by their schoolmates.

A cultural

F definitely

K balance

B issue

G swing

L considerable

C question

H unfit

M scarcely

D difficult

I identity

N develop

E refuse

J low

O comfortable

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passages.

     I’m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of. These statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.

     Why are America’s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things--and a growing perception that the world is a mole dangerous place.

     Given that we can’t tarn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.

     At the top of the list is nurturing (培育) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.

     To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.

     Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It’s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.

     Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.

     Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model, for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn’t have to ruin your life.

57. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people’s state of mind am

  A) surprising   B) confusing    C) illogical    D) questionable

58. What does the author mean when he says, "we can’t turn the clock back" (Line 1, Para. 3)?

  A) It’s impossible to slow down the pace of change.

  B) The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.

  C) Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.