2016年12月英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案(五)

　　Soothing Sounds. If you want to play music, keep it low in the background. Classical music especially can aid the learning process. Take a Hike, Pal. Need a study break? Take a short, brisk walk. Clear your mind.

　　26.If you meet a great difficulty, how can you reduce your stress?

　　A.To retreat from it.

　　B.To imagine that you are successful.

　　C.To turn to others.

　　D.To divide it into small parts and finish them one after another.

　　27.“Ocean Dumping” really means ____.

　　A.putting things into the ocean

　　B.forgetting one’s worries

　　C.swimming in the ocean

　　D.sailing across the ocean

　　28.The passage might be taken from ____.

　　A.a science fiction B.a report of a psychologist

　　C.a popular magazineD.a text book

　　29.According to the passage, which kind of people are easy to come under pressure?

　　A.Open minded people.B.People with tidy habbits.

　　C.Self confident people. D.Work addicts.

　　30.As for the following statements about how to reduce one’s stress, which one hasn’t been mentioned?

　　A.To work in a nice and neat environment.

　　B.To smile when one fails.

　　C.To divide an object into small parts.

　　D.To have a rest after a long time’s work.

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　It isn’t often that an entire industry is symbolized in the figure of a single human being, and such is the case with Canadian aviation and the aircraft industry. The man is the Hon. John A.D.McCurdy, and the life story of this still vigorous, distinguished Canadian is at once and at the same time the thrilling history of aviation’s progress in Canada.

　　It all began one cold February day in 1909 at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, when John McCurdy confounded the critics by flying the Silver Dart, an aircraft designed by himself, for half a mile over the ice of Bras deor Lakes. This was the first powered flight in Canada and the first by a British subject in the Commonwealth.

　　McCurdy gave proof of his flying ability—and of the development and the use of the aileron by being the first man in the world to execute a figure eight in the air. He became the first to pilot a flying boat, taking off from Long Island Sound. He flew the first airplane to Mexico. In 1911 he had made the longest flight to date, and that over open sea 90 miles from Key West to Havana. He won the first cross country race in Canada 40 miles from Hamilton to Toronto—and he transmitted the first radio message from aircraft.

　　When World War Ⅱ came, McCurdy took on board supervisory authority for Canadian aircraft production by serving with the government in various senior positions.

　　Following World War Ⅱ, McCurdy was honored by being made lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia where he made Canada’s first historic flight. He now lives in Montreal with a summer home in Baddeck, site of his first flight.

　　31.According to the pasage, which of the following statements is NOT true about McCurdy?

　　A.He was a Canadian.

　　B.He is regarded as the symbol of Canadian aviation and aircraft industry.

　　C.He is the first man to finish a figure eight in the air.

　　D.He now lives in Baddeck.