2014年12月英语四级冲刺全真模拟试题五

　　Section III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes)

　　Part A

　　根据以下资料，回答41-60题：

　　Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill.There are.however，greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much.priority(优先)it must be given over general language development and writing ability.The problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and.confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.

　　If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest，clearly a bright child will be likely to"play safe".He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range，choosing to avoid adventurous language.That's why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

　　I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience："This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(难以辨认的)."It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing.but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay.which included some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors，but if his priorities had centered on the child's ideas.an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation(动力)to seek improvement.

　　41、Teachers are different in their opinions about__________.

　　A.the difficulties in teaching spelling

　　B.the role of spelling in general language development

　　C.the complexities of the basic writing skills

　　D.the necessity of teaching spelling

　　42、 The expression "play safe" probably means__________.

　　A.to write carefully

　　B.to do as teachers say

　　C.to use dictionaries frequently

　　D.to avoid using words one is not sure of

　　43、 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that__________.

　　A.students will be able to express their ideas more freely

　　B.students will have more confidence in writing

　　C.teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

　　D.students will learn to be independent of teachers

　　44、 The writer seems to think that the teacher's judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is

　　A.unfair

　　B.reasonable

　　C.foolish

　　D.careless

　　45、 The major point discussed in the passage is

　　A.the importance of developing writing skills

　　B.the complexities of spelling

　　C.the correct way of marking compositions

　　D.the relationship between spelling and the content of a ccomposition

　　根据以下资料，回答46-65题：

　　In the 1960s the West Coast became an important center for rock music.Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing.There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like "Surfin' U.S.A."，" California Girls" and" Fun，Fun，Fun".These songs made people dream about the good life in California.

　　Sam Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late l960s.This was the time of the Vietnam War， student protest，hippies， and drugs.Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair.They listened to rock and folk-rock music.

　　Drugs were a serious problem during that time.The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo-pling，Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs.

　　Not all of the rock musicians came from California or，the U.S.A..That was me time of the great British rock groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the l960s in America.

　　Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers.Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music.Their songs were about love and friend-ship，good and bad times.

　　In the l960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone.The most famous concert was Woodstock.In 1969 in New York State，a million young people came together to hear the rock stars.This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical event of the l960s.

　　After World War II a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York，Detroit，and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor part of the city such as Harlem in New York.Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities.Life was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier.

　　Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing.At first this music was called rhythm and blues.The 1960s called it soul.

　　In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown.Motown or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of me.famous soul musicians like the Supremes，the Temptations，and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown.

　　46、Where in the United States did pop music first emerge?

　　A.The West.

　　B.New York.

　　C.The South.

　　D.San Francisco.

　　47、 What was the war affair.in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up pop music?

　　A.The Korean War.

　　B.The Word War ll.

　　C.The Vietnam War.

　　D.The Gulf War.

　　48、 The term "Hippies" refers to__________.

　　A.three young rock Stars

　　B.four Liverpool boys

　　C.the rock group of the Rolling Stones

　　D.the lost generation

　　49、 American rock music of the l960s was greatly influenced by__________.

　　A.American country music

　　B.British rock music

　　C.Hollywood film music

　　D.the Hippies

　　50、 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the l960s?

　　A.Terrible.

　　B.Humiliating.

　　C.Enjoyable.

　　D.Holy.