2014年12月英语四级冲刺全真模拟试题五

　　根据以下资料，回答51-70题：

　　No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of a nation. "Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?"an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. "You have sold your souls，but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?"At Time Warner，however，such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in l990.It's a self-examination that has.at different times，involved issues of responsibility，creative freedom and the corporate bottom line.

　　At me core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin，56，who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early l990s.On the financial front，Levin is under pressure to raise the stock Price and reduce the company，s mountainous debt，which will increase to$17.3 billion after two new cable deals close.He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company，but Investors are waiting impatiently.

　　The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him.Levin has consistently defended the company，s rap music on the grounds of expression.In l992，when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-T's violent rap song Cop Killer，Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture.which deserves outlet."The test of any democratic society，"he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column. "lies not in how well it Call control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude，however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be.We won't retreat when we face any threats."

　　Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard.1ine stand，at least to some extent.During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting，Levin asserted that" music is not the cause of society's ills "and even cited his son，a teacher in the Bronx，New York，who uses rap to communicate with students.But he talked as well about the "balanced straggle" between creative freedom and social responsibility，and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards of distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.

　　The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy.But insiders say some of them have shown their concerns in this matter. "Some of us have known for many，many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited."says Luce. "I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this."

　　51、An American senator criticized Time Warner for__________.

　　A.its raising of the corporate stock price

　　B.its self-examination of the soul

　　C.its neglect of social responsibility

　　D.its emphasis on creative freedom

　　52、 The word "flap"(Para.3)here means"__________".

　　A.controversy

　　B.fear

　　C.disaster

　　D.solution

　　53、 In 1992.Time Warner caused public outage because it__________.

　　A.sacked workers as a result of restructuring

　　B.issued a record promoting violence

　　C.advocated the culture of the street

　　D.challenged the freedom of expression in democratic society

　　54、 In me face of recent attacks on the company，Levin__________.

　　A.stuck to a strong stand to defend freedom of expression

　　B.softened his tone and introduced a new initiative

　　C.yielded to objections and resigned from the company

　　D.requested unconditional support from the 15-member board

　　55、 We can infer from the last paragraph that__________.

　　A.profits and social responsibility can rarely go hand in hand in the company

　　B.few people are concerned about corporate responsibility

　　C.the debate over Time Warner's policy will soon involve other companies

　　D.the Time Warner Board's opinion of the company's policy is divided

　　根据以下资料，回答56-75题：

　　It was not" the comet of the century" expels predicted it might be.However，Kohoutek has provided a bonanza of scientific information。It was first spotted 370 million miles from Earth，by an astronomer who was searching the sky for asteroids.and after whom the comet was named.Scientists who tracked Kohoutek the ten months before it passed the Earth predicted the comet would be a brilliant spectacle.But Kohoutek fell short of these predictions，disappointing.millions of amateur sky watchers，when it proved too pale to be seen with the unaided eye.Researchers were very　happy nonetheless with the new information they were able to glean from their investigation of the comet.Perhaps the most significant discovery was the identification of two important chemical compounds methyl cyanide and hydrogen cyanide never before seen in comets，but found it the far.reaches of interstellar space.This discovery revealed new clues about the origin of comets. Most astronomers agree that comets are primordial remnants from the formation of the solar system， but whether they were born between Jupiter and Neptune or much farther out toward interstellar space has been the subject of much debate.If compounds no more complex than ammonia and methane，Key components of Jupiter，were seen in comets，it，would suggest that comets form with-in the planetary orbits.But more complex compounds.such as the methyl cyanide found in Kohoutek，point to formation far beyond the planets;there the deep freeze of space has kept them un-changed.

　　56、Why was Kohoutek referred to as "the comet of the century"?

　　A.It was thought to be extremely old.

　　B.It passes the Earth once a century.

　　C.Scientists predicted it would be very bright.

　　D.Scientists have been tracking it for a century.

　　57、 In what respect was Kohoutek a disappointment?

　　A.It could be seen only through special equipment.

　　B.It did not approach the.Earth.

　　C.It did not provide valuable scientific information.

　　D.It was moving too rapidly for scientists to photograph.

　　58、 According to the passage, what is one major component of Jupiter?

　　A.Hydrogen cyanide.

　　B.Methyl cyanide.

　　C.Hydrogen.

　　D.Ammonia.

　　59、 Which of the following questions is best answered by information gained from Kohoutek?

　　A.Where were comets formed?

　　B.When were comets formed?

　　C.Where was the solar system formed?

　　D.How was the solar system formed?

　　60、 What is the main topic of the passage?

　　A.What was learned from Kohoutek

　　B.What was disappointing about Kohoutek

　　C.Where Kohoutek was spotted

　　D.How Kohoutek was tracked

　　Section III Reading Comprehension