2010年6月英语四级全真预测试卷及答案详解(3)

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 62 to 66 are based in the following passage.

　　"Family" is of course an elastic word. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family" in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family— hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.

　　For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one's parents and starting one's own life. The man's first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife's to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone. Neither the wife's parents nor the husband's, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them—they are their own masters.

　　Readers of novels like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families was arranged by the girl's parents, that is, it was the parents' duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents' home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry(嫁妆). It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results: a girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.

　　62. What does the author mean by "'Family' is of course an elastic word"?

　　[A] Different families have different ways of life.

　　[B] Different definitions could be given to the word.

　　[C] Different nations have different families.

　　[D] Different times produce different families.

　　63. For an English family, the husband's duty is ________.

　　[A] supporting the family while the wife is financial

　　[B] defending the family while the wife is running the home

　　[C] financial while the wife is running the home

　　[D] independent while the wife is dependent

　　64. Everything is decided in a family ________.

　　[A] by the couple [C] by brothers and sisters

　　[B] with the help of their parents [D] with the help of aunts and uncles

　　65. What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?

　　[A] It is the best book on marriage.

　　[B] It is a handbook of marriage.

　　[C] It gives quite some ideas of English social life in the past.

　　[D] It provides a lot of information of former time wealthy families.

　　66. With regard to marriage in Britain, present day girls differ from former time girls in ________.

　　[A] the right to marry [C] choosing husbands

　　[B] more parental support [D] social position

　　Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [d] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

　　An adult giraffe's head is about six feet above its heart. This means that to 67 enough blood up to the brain the circulatory 68 must be strong enough to keep the blood at very high pressure.

　　Biologists have known for some time that giraffes solve this problem by having 69 high blood pressure, about 70 that of human beings. But an international team of biologists began to 71 about this. If giraffes have such high blood pressure, they should have a 72 problem with swelling in their legs and feet. Why don't giraffes have swollen feet?

　　Giraffes should have 73 problem, too. Every time they bend heads 74 to drink, the blood should 75 to their heads and have a hard time 76 back up (when the head is down) to the heart. How come giraffes don't black out when they drink?

　　The answer to the 77 feet problem, the researchers found, is that giraffes have 78 the researchers call a "natural anti-gravity suit". It 79 out that the skin and other 80 in their legs and feet are 81 stiffer and tougher than those of other 82 . As a result, the blood vessels in the leg cannot swell.

　　Therefore, the blood has nowhere to go but back to the heart. What about blood rushing to the head 83 the giraffe bends down to drink? The researchers found that the giraffe's jugular vein, which 84 blood from the head back to the heart, has lots of one-way valves in it. In the giraffe's neck, there are lots of muscles that flex and relax repeatedly as the animal moves its head and sucks 85 drinking water. By squeezing the valved jugular vein, they 86 blood moving back to the heart even while the animal is drinking.

　　67. [A] bring [B] produce [C] transfer [D] pump

　　68. [A] structure [B] system [C] function [D] organism

　　69. [A] unusually [B] generally [C] uncomfortably [D] commonly

　　70. [A] half [B] multiple [C] double [D] pair

　　71. [A] investigate [B] wonder [C] undertake [D] learn

　　72. [A] terrible [B] unreliable [C] unsolvable [D] advisable

　　73. [A] other [B] some [C] others [D] another

　　74. [A] up [B] down [C] toward [D] aside

　　75. [A] crush [B] brush [C] push [D] rush

　　76. [A] following [B] returning [C] plowing [D] pouring

　　77. [A] healthy [B] swollen [C] dreary [D] radical

　　78. [A] what [B] where [C] that [D] those

　　79. [A] reveals [B] indicates [C] figures [D] turns

　　80. [A] tissues [B] vessels [C] pores [D] organs

　　81. [A] many [B] very [C] much [D] less

　　82. [A] giraffes [B] animals [C] people [D] creatures

　　83. [A] whenever [B] whatever [C] however [D] wherever

　　84. [A] reflects [B] releases [C] receives [D] carries

　　85. [A] in [B] up [C] to [D] from

　　86. [A] permit [B] prevent [C] retain [D] keep

　　Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　87. Living in the desert has many problems, ________________________(缺水并不是惟一的问题).

　　88. The production ________________________ (增加到每月500吨)by the end of this month.

　　89. Some children put much emphasis ________________________(有足够的钱以便到外面去痛快享受).

　　90. Please ________________________(不要忘记让你姐姐到超市买一些牛排).

　　91. The students now ________________________ (宁愿上网，也不愿意到图书馆去看书).