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最新整理全国英语等级考试四级阅读理解模拟题
全国英语等级考试四级阅读理解模拟题
SectionIIIReadingComprehension
(60minutes)
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].
MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.
Textl
NomanhasbeenmoreharshlyjudgedthanMachiavelli,especiallyinthetwocenturiesfollowinghisdeath.Buthehassincefoundmanyablechampionsandthetidehasturned.ThePrincehasbeentermedamanualfortyrants,theeffectofwhichhasbeenmostharmful.ButwereMachiavelli’sdoctrinesreallynew?
Didhediscoverthem?
Hemerelyhadthefranknessandcouragetowritedownwhateverybodywasthinkingandwhateverybodyknew.Hemerelygivesustheimpressionshehadreceivedfromalongandintimateinter—coursewithprincesandtheaffairsofstate.ItwasLordBaconwhosaidthatMachiavellitellsuswhatprinces如。
notwhattheyoughttod0.WhenMachiavellitakesCaesarBorgiaasamodel,hedoesnotpraisehimasaheroatall,butmerelyasaprincewhowascapableofattainingtheendinview.Thelifeofthestatewastheprimaryobject.Itmustbemaintained.AndMachiavellihaslaiddowntheprinciples,baseduponhisstudyandwideexperience,bywhichthismaybeaccomplished.Hewrotefromtheviewpointofthepolitician——notllotofthemoralist.Whatisgoodpoliticsmaybebadmorals,andinfact,byastrangefatality,wheremoralsandpoliticsclash,thelattergenerallygetstheupperhand.AndwillanyonecontendthattheprinciplessetbrthbyMachiavelliinhisPrinceorhisDiscourseshaveentirelyperishedfromtheearth?
Hasdiplomacybeenentirelystrippedoffraudandduplicity?
LetanyonereadthefamouseighteenthchapterofthePrince:
“InwhatMannerPrincesshouldKeeptheirFaith.”andhewillbeconvincedthatwhatwastruenearlyfourhundredyearsago,isquiteastruetoday.
OftheremainingworksofMachiavellithemostimportantistheHistoryofFlorencewrittenbetween1521andl525,anddedicatedtoClementⅦ.ThisbookismerelyarapidreviewoftheMiddleAges,andaspartofitthehistoryofFlorence.Machiavelli’smethodhasbeencriticizedforadheringattimestoocloselytothechroniclersofhistime,andatothersrejectingtheirtestimonywithoutapparentreason,whileinitsdetailstheauthorityofhisHistoryisoftenquestionable.Itisthestraightforward,logicalnarrative,whichalwaysholdstheinterestofthereader。
thatisthegreatestcharmoftheHistory.
41.Itcanbeinferredfromthebeginningofthetextthat__________.
[A]manypeopleusedtothinkhighlyofMachiavelli
[B]Machiavellihadbeenveryinfluentialamongtherulers
[C]Machiavelliwaswidelyreadamonghiscontemporaries
[D]Machiavellihasbeenatargetofcriticismthroughouthistory
42.LordBacon’sremarksonMachiavelliisquotedas__________.
[A]asupportfortheauthor’sviewpoint
[B]oneofthemainstreamviewsonhim
[C]ajudgmentinsupportofmostcritics
[D]amodificationoftheauthor’spreviousstand
43.InthecaseofCaesarBorgia,theauthorholdsthat__________.
rA]Machiavellihasbeenobjective
[B]Machiavellirevealedhispersonality
[C]CaesarBorgiawasadeservedmodel
[D]MachiavelliovervaluedCaesarBorgia
44.Accordingtotheauthor,apolitician’smorality__________.
[A]isnomatchforhispoliticalambition
[B]hasbeenundIervaluedbyMachiavelliandhislikes
[C]isusuallyofsecondaryimportance
[D]shouldbetakenasayardstickofhiscapability
45.Theauthor’sopiniononMachiavelli’sHistoryofFlorenceisthat
[A]historyhasmuchtodowiththepersonwhorecordsit
[B]thecharmliesinthestyleratherthaninthecontent
[C]mostpeoplefailedtoreadMachiavelli’sintentioninit
[D]anyhistoryofthiskindshouldbewritteninthisway
Text2
ThereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecializatiorLYoufindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeinagreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgraents.Wecancallthesepeople“generalists”.Andtheyareparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledotheirwork,wheretheyhavetoplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople’swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.
Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa“trained”man;andhisedueationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralistsandespeciallytheadministratorsdealwithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated”man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinaparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.
Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyoubutthisispureaccident.CertainlyyoushouldnotchangeiobsconstantlyorpeoplewiUbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametime,youmustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob.Itisprimarilyatrainingjob,achancetounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.
46.Thereisallincreasingdemandfor__________.
[A]allroundpeopleintheirownfields
[B]generalistswhoarecapableofmakinggeneraljudgments
[C]peoplewhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessional
[D3specialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothers
47.Thespecialistis__________.
[A]amanwhosejobistotrainotherpeople
[B]amanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanonefield
[C]amanwhocanseetheforestratherthanthetrees
[D]amanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechniqueandtools
48.Theadministratoris__________.
[A]a“trained”manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralist
[B]amanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforest
[C]amanwhoisverystronginthehumanities
[D]amanwhoisan“educated”specialist
49.Duringyourtrainingperiod,itisimportant__________
[A]totrytobeageneralist
[B]tochooseaprofitablejob
[C]tofindanorganizationwhichfitsyou
[D]todecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistorageneralist
50.Aman’sfirstjob__________.
[A]isnevertherightjobforhim
[B3shouldnotberegardedashisfinaljob
[C]shouldnotbechangedorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofhisabilitytoholdanyjob
[D]isprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinaljob
Text3
OnTuesdayAugustllth,1911,ayoungartist,LouisBeraud,arrivedattheLouvreinParistocompleteapaintingoftheSalonCarre.Thiswastheroomwheretheworld’smostfamouspainting,theMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci,wasondisplay.Tohissurprisetherewasanemptyspacewherethepaintingshouldhavebeen.Atll0’clockthemuseumauthoritiesrealizedthatthepaintinghadbeenstolen.Thenextdayheadlinesallovertheworldannouncedthetheft.
ActuallytheLeonardohadbeengoneformorethantwenty-fourhoursbeforeanyonenoticeditwasmissing.ThemuseumwasalwaysclosedonMondaysformaintenance.JustbeforeclosingtimeonSundaythreemenhadenteredthemuseum,wheretheyhadhiddenthemselvesinastoreroom.Theactualtheftwasquickandsimple.EarlythenextmorningPerrugiaremovedthepaintingfromthewallwhiletheotherskeptwatch.Thentheywentoutabackexit.
NothingwasseenorheardofthepaintingfortwoyearswhenPerrugiatriedtosellittoadealerforhalfamillionlire.PerrugiawasarrestedonDecemberl3th.PerrugiaclaimedhehadstolenitasanactofDatriotism,because,hesaid,thepaintinghadbeenlootedfromtheItaliannationbyNapoleon.Perrugiawasimprisonedfor7months.Itseemedthatthecrimeofthecenturyhadbeensolved.
Buthadit?
Perrugiawaskeentoclaimallresponsibilityforthetheft,anditwastwentyyearsbeforethewholestorvcameout.InfactPerrugiahadbeenworkingfortwomastercriminals,ValfiernoandChaudron,whowentunpunishedfortheircrime.Theywouldoffertostealafamouspaintingfromagalleryforacrookeddealeroranunscrupulousprivatecollector.Theywouldthenmakeacopyofthepictureand,withthehelpofbribedgalleryattendants,tapethecopytothebackoftheoriginalpainting.Thedealerwouldthenbetakentothegallervandwouldbeinvitedtomakeasecretmarkonthebackofthepainting.Ofcoursethedealerwouldactuallybemarkingthecopy.Valfiernowouldlaterproduceforgednewspapercuttingsannouncingthetheftoftheoriginal,andthenproducethecopy,completewithsecretmarking.Ifthedealerweretoseethepaintingstillinthegallery,hewouldbepersuadedthatitwasacopy,andthathepossessedthegenuineone.
Chaudronthenpaintednotone,butsixcopiesoftheMonaLisa,using400一year-oldwoodpanelsfromantiqueItalianfurniture.Theforgerieswerecarefullyaged,sothatthevarnishwascrackedanddirty.ValfiernocommissionedPerrugiatostealtheoriginal,andtoldhimtohideituntilValfiernocontactedhim.PerrugiawaitedinvaininatinyroominPariswiththepainting,butheardnothingfromhispartnersincrime.TheyhadgonetoNewYork,wherethesixcopieswerealreadyinstore.Theyhadsentthemtherebeforetheoriginalwasstolen.Atthattimeitwasquitecommonforartiststocopyoldmasters,whichwouldbesoldquitehonestlyasimitations,sotherehadbeennoproblemswithUS
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