大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套）PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisamethodofsolvingpracticalproblems.Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwithinthehighestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin'stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Buthardlysowithtechnology;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavetheoptionofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavetheoptionoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymustbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysomepeople;andfuturegenerations,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.21.Thedifferencebetweenscienceandtechnologyliesinthat_____.A)theformerprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestionswhilethelattertopracticalproblemsB)theformerseekstocomprehendtheuniversewhilethelatterhelpschangethematerialworldC)theformeraimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandtherulesthatexplainthemwhilethelatter,todiscovernewdesignsandwaysofmakingthethingsweuseinourdailylifeD)alloftheabove22.Whichofthefollowingmayberepresentativeofscience?A)Theimprovementofpeople'slife.B)Thetheoryofpeople'slife.C)Farmingtools.D)Massproduction.23.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories_____.A)mustbestrictlyobjectiveB)usuallytakeintoconsiderationpeople'slikesanddislikesC)shouldconformtopopularopinionsD)alwaysappearinperfectandfinishedforms24.Theauthorstatesthattechnologyitself_____.A)isresponsibleforwidespreadpollutionandresourceexhaustionB)shouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselvesC)willleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseuseD)willinevitablybeforbadpurpose25.Thetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis_____.A)positiveB)negativeC)factualD)criticalPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americanshavealwaysbeenambivalentintheirattitudestowardeducation.Ontheonehand,freeanduniversalpubliceducationwasseenasnecessaryinademocracy,forhowelsewouldcitizenslearnhowtogovernthemselvesinaresponsibleway?Ontheotherhand,Americawasalwaysacountrythatofferedfinancialopportunitiesforwhicheducationwasnotneeded:ontheroadfromragstoriches,schooling-beyondthebasicsofreading,writing,andarithmetic-wasanunnecessarydetour.Eventoday,itisstillpossibleforpeopletoachievefinancialsucces...
