大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷293
(总分：60.00，做题时间：90分钟)
一、 Reading Comprehension(总题数：8，分数：60.00)
1.Part III Reading Comprehension
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解析：
2.Section A
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解析：
The Mona Lisa is showing her age, museum curators (馆长) in Paris said while announcing a scientific study of the 500-year-old masterpiece. The thin poplar wood 1around Leonardo da Vinci's painting
is showing signs of warping, causing curators at the Louvre some worry. The museum has 2a study
to evaluate the Mona Lisa's vulnerability (易受攻击) to climate changes. The painting will remain
on 3during the testing, the Louvre said. Its state of preservation is 4the source of some concern,
a statement issued by the museum said. Deterioration (变坏) in its wood panel was greater than
that which has been 5observed, it added. The study, to be conducted by the Centre for Research
and Restoration of Museums of France, will better 6what materials the painting is made of. The painting, whose 7smile attracts millions of visitors to the Louvre, is displayed behind glass
to protect it from 8changes and camera flashes. It will be put in a specially 9room in the Louvre early next year. The Mona Lisa was painted between 1503-1506 and was thought to be named after
the sitter, most likely the Florentine wife of Francesco del Giocondo. It moved to France with
da Vinci in the early 16th Century, where it has 10except for a short spell when it was stolen
in 1911. The painting was discovered two years later in a Florence hotel. A. mysterious B.
previously C. dose D. commissioned E. charity F. climatic G. intentionally H. redecorated I.
interfere J. display K. determine L. currently M. panel N. suspicious O. remained
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填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：M）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：D）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：J）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：L）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：B）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：K）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：A）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：F）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：H）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：O）
解析：解析：此处应为动词的过去分词，与has构成句子的谓语，表明从16世纪开始，这幅画就一直留在了法国，因此remained是合适的单词。
4.Section B
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解析：
Culture Shock A) Because I've lived in China for a long time, locals often smile and give me the honorable title of being an Old China-hand. I'm flattered by that, but I know that no matter
how long I live here, I'll still be a lao-wai. But Chinese people are very hospitable, and in
many situations I feel very much at home. But it wasn't always that way. I must admit, it is not easy to adapt to a new environment. Perhaps by sharing the experiences of one of my friends', readers will gain some insight into adjustments that they may face in the future. B) My friend
Dr. Dong had a wonderful chance to go to Seattle to present a paper at a professional meeting. Having attended my course in Intercultural Communications, he consulted me to review some of the cultural differences he might experience. I also gave him the phone number of a friend of mine
who lived in the area. When he got back, we met to review his experience. Dr. Dong told me that
the course information had helped him. He experienced the typical stages of culture shock. He arrived expectant (期待的) and happy and enjoyed his first days very much. At the medical conference, he felt quite confident in his area of research and was able to perform well in his presentation. But after a few days, he began to feel uncomfortable. His medical English was fine, but the social interaction skills were different, and he was unsure of the cues and the communication style. C) He worried more and more that he was misunderstanding simple English greetings and table talk conventions. When someone greeted him with, Hi, how's it going? he
thought they had asked him where are you going? and answered with the name of the conference
hall, only to get a quizzical (古怪的) stare from them. At a western style dinner, a colleague asked, So how're you enjoyin' the States? he thought he heard, how are you enjoying your steak?
and answered that he was eating chicken, not beef. That time, they smiled, and patiently repeated the question, then both laughed at the error. D) Such misunderstandings and miscommunications
were minor. But for Dr. Dong, they were the beginning of a sense of cultural confusion. By the
end of the meetings, he felt a deep sense of cultural stress and was worn out from having to
pay attention to so many new expressions and ways of dealing with things. He felt his handshake was not as firm as Americans', found that people reacted unusually when he modestly insisted his English was not good after they complimented him, didn't know how to accept dinner invitations properly and therefore missed out on going to several lunches, and so on. Eventually, he was so bewildered that he felt the full impact of culture shock E) What is culture shock and why does
it occur? The term was coined about 50 years ago by the Swedish scholar, Kalvero Oberg. His seminal (有重大影响的) article, Culture Shock: Adjustment to New Cultural Environments (1960) has been reprinted and revised for many textbooks and magazines. He called it he occupational disease
of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. His use of the word disease is a pun, because it implies that it is like an ailment (疾病 ), with its own symptoms and cure, but also
that the root cause is also a feeling of dis-ease, or unsettled uneasiness. F) Think back on
your own experience. Have you ever moved from one context to another? Many students feel some
of this adjustment shock when they change from one school to another, or move from a small town
to a big city. The list of sensations one feels in new surroundings often includes: Feeling like
an outsider, feeling unsure of oneself or even feeling stupid; sensing that one's language skills aren't good enough, missing jokes, colloquial (口语的) phrases, references to TV shows or pop songs or other cultural insider information; feeling lonely and wanting to go home, feeling
more and more like a stranger or outcast; feeling overwhelmed, overloaded, daydreaming, staring blankly at things or even staring at nothing; becoming more and more afraid of communicating and
of making mistakes, worried, anxious. G) These are all symptoms of initial culture shock. With
a new context comes new ways of doing things. So being uninitiated (不被接纳的) and unsure of
what to do, this sense of displacement is often very strong at the beginning. But the good news
is that humans are very good at adapting. Though everyone undergoes some degree of psychological stress in transition, after a few weeks or months, we learn how to
ead our new context. We
become aware of the new cues, the new expectations, errors, and with a lot of patience with oneself, most people succeed in overcoming culture shock and learn to enjoy their new context. H) Dr. Dong's visit to the US was only three weeks long, but by the end of the 5-day medical conference, he
was already starting to feel more confident. Sure he felt a little foolish about some of the
mistakes he had made, but he quickly learned to laugh at his errors and found his colleagues smiled with him. This broke down the barriers to communication and helped him build some good professional relationships. And after the conference, he contacted the family I had referred him to and had
a very nice time visiting them. There were some new cultural surprises, but he discovered he could better understand and adapt to them. I) By the time he returned to China, he was feeling quite
positive about his American trip, and was glad for the new experiences and new skills it had given him. He had become successful in the initial transitions to a new culture. Though he had gone
through some embarrassing or trying culture stresses, each had proven to be valuable learning experiences, and in the end had helped him overcome culture shock. Of course, there were a hundred other adjustments. Some were the ones most difficult at first. Getting used to new things is a
normal part of any transition—I wish you good luck in your future adjustments!（分数：20.00）
(1).When Dr. Dong was complimented for his English, he felt he didn't deserve it（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：D）
解析：解析：根据题目中的complimented定位到第D段第4句。该句中第2个分句中的insisted his English
was not good表明Dr．Dong觉得自己的英语并没有别人称赞的那么好，题目信息与此相符，故D段为本题出处。(2).Feeling like an outsider is one of the sensations one feels in a new environment.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：F）
解析：解析：根据Feeling like an outsider定位到第F段。该段第4句列举了人们在新环境下的一些情感，首先提到的就是感觉像外来者，因此本题信息来自于F段。
(3).Culture shock is defined as the occupational disease of people who have been suddenly
transplanted to foreign countries.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：E）
解析：解析：根据题目的occupational disease定位到E段。该段第4句引述一位瑞典学者对该名词的定义，题目与原文表述相符，故选E。
(4).For Dr. Dong, the embarrassing or trying culture stresses had turned out to be valuable
learning experiences.（分数：2.00）牛肉和什么不能一起吃
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：I）
解析：解析：根据题目中的embarrassing or trying culture stresses定位到I段第3句。该句中的each指
代上半句提到的embarrassing or trying culture stresses，而proved to be和题目中的turned out
to be对应，由此可见，I段为本题出处。
(5).When Dr. Dong was greeted with Hi, how's it going?, he responded with the name of a conference hall.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：C）
解析：解析：根据题目中的“Hi，how's it going?”定位到C段。该段第2句提到，当人们问董博士“Hi，how's it going?”，他回答了会议厅的名字，据此可判断题目信息来自于C段。
杨丞琳去了李荣浩演唱会现场(6).Dr. Dong quickly learned to laugh at his own oral mistakes, which helped him break down the barriers to communication.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：H）
解析：解析：根据题目的laugh at及barriers to communication可定位到H段。该段第2、3句意思综合在一起，即为题目意思，故选H。
(7).Since we are good at adapting, we can learn to
ead our new context in a period as short
舒淇 黎明as a few weeks or months.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：G）
解析：解析：根据题目中的“read”our new context定位到G段第4、5句。第4句提到人们善于适应环境，而第5句说几周或者几个月后人们学会了理解新环境，题目信息结合了这两句的内容。
(8).Dr. Dong attended a course of Intercultural Communications in order to get to know some of
the cultural differences.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：B）
解析：解析：根据关键词Intercultural Communications定位到B段。B段第2句与本题意思相同，故选。B．(9).It was the social interaction skills that troubled Dr. Dong during his visit to the US.（分数：2.00）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：B）
解析：解析：根据the social interaction skills定位到B段最后一句，该句表示董博士的医学英语并没有问题，转折词but后所谈到的social interaction skills才是困扰他的问题，故选B。
(10).On many occasions I feel very much comfortable in China, because Chinese people are very hospitable.（分数：2.00）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：A）
解析：解析：根据题目中的Chinese people are very hospitable可定位到A段。该句提到，中国人很好客，在许多情况下，“我”都觉得很轻松，题目信息与此相符，故选A。
5.Section C
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张庭女儿照片解析：
In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. minority. As their
children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation's best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that
Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in
mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promises of
a good jo
b after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree. Most
Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that
their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An
effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their
children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something
in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education. Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that
they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants
were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving
all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.（分数：10.00）
(1).While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students _____.（分数：2.00）
A.feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English
B.are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character √
C.still worry about unfair treatment in academic areas
解析：解析：推理判断题。从最后一段的第1句可推断选项B。本文并未讨论选项A亚裔美国人受歧视的原因，也未讨论选项D，选项C与第1段倒数第2句不符。
(2).What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?（分数：2.00）
A.Solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.
B.Hard work and intelligence.
C.Hard work and a limited knowledge of English.
D.Asian culture and the American educational system. √2017开学第一课主题
解析：解析：事实细节题。文章第2段第1句说明了第一个原因是American educational system，最后一句说明了第二个原因为Asian culture，即选项D。选项A中的solid foundation in basic mathematics在文章第1段提到，但这只是亚裔美国学生偏爱数学和理工科的部分原因，选项B和C无原文依据，且选项C后半部分也不合情理。
）2.00（分数：(3).Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because _____.
A.their English is not good enough
B.they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas √
C.there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures
D.they know little about American culture and society
解析：解析：推理判断题。本题解题的关键在于理解human sciences指的是人文科学，而不是数学、物理等自然科学(natural sciences)，因此，可以从第1段倒数第2句推断出答案B，其他三项均无原文依据。
(4).Why do the two explanations (Line 1, Para. 3) worry Asian Americans?（分数：2.00）
A.They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general. √
B.People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success.
C.Asian Americans would be a threat to other minorities.
D.American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.
解析：解析：推理判断题。本题考查因果关系。本题仍然是针对最后一段的首句，because of指出了原因，结合下一句的social isolation等词，可以推断亚裔美国人担心自己的种族形象太突出，最终被社
姜丹尼尔要求解约会所孤立，由此可见，A为正确选项。本题最具干扰性的是选项D，该选项中的character与原文的racial image意思相近，但与其说选项D是亚裔美国人担心的问题，不如说这是本土美国人应该担心的问题。
(5).The author's tone in this passage is_____.（分数：2.00）
A.sympathetic
B.doubtful
D.objective √
解析：解析：观点态度题。纵观全文都不到任何表露作者个人情感倾向的词语，也并未出现第一人称代词I。作者的态度非常客观，只是在陈述事实及现象，因此语气应为客观的，即选项D。
The struggle against malnutrition (营养不良) and hunger is as old as man himself, and never across
the face of our planet has the outcome been more in doubt. Malnutrition tortures an estimated
400 million to 1.5 billion of the world's poor. Even in the rich U.S., poverty means malnutrition
for an estimated ten to twenty million. Hardest hit are children, whose growing bodies demand
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