大学英语四级考试全真模拟试题答案解析（试卷二）PartIWriting(30minutes)CompetitionsandPersonalDevelopmentNowadays,competitionhasalmostbecomeanaturalpartineveryaspectofourlife.Onthesportsground,forexample,sportsmendotheirbesttowinthechampion.Inthebusinessfield,businessmentryeverymeanstogainmoreprofits;inschool,studentsexertalltheireffortsinaraceagainsttheirclassmatesforgoodmarks.Competitioniscruel,butdoesplayanimportantpartinone’spersonaldevelopment.Firstly,competitionstimulateustoworkharder.Asweknowwemayfailifwefallbehindtheothers,wewilldevotemoreeffortstowork,whichwillinevitablyhelptoimproveourabilities.Secondly,competitioncanmakeuspsychologicallystrong.Sinceonlythefittestsurvive,we’llhavetobecomestrongtoadapttothecoldcompetitions.Thirdly,competitionstrengthenstheideaofequalityofopportunity,sothateachpersonhaschancestodisplayhisability.Inaword,it’scompetitionthathelpstobringourabilityintofullplay.Inmyopinion,competitionisadouble-edgedsword,Itcansharpenone’sskillsandcapabilitiesontheonehand;ontheotherhanditcanalsoweighdownapersonwithunbearablepressure.Soit’simportanttoforanindividualtoviewcompetitioninaconstructiveway,sothatwecanuseitdynamicallyratherthandestructivelyforpersonaldevelopment.评析：本文段落清晰明了，并采用了总体分说的办法，先说明竞争激烈现象，列举了各个领域的竞争。第二段通过Firstly….Secondly….Thirdly…..来说明竞争对个人发展的有利因素。最后一段作者阐述了自己对竞争的观点。整篇文章结构合理，思考周密，语言上也有很多实用的词汇。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)1.答案为N.考生在文中可以找到“Thereis,ofcourse,nosinglepatternofAmericancharacteranymorethanthereisasingleEnglishorTurkishorChinesecharacter.”句子的意思是“当然，正如英国人、土耳其人、中国人都不是只有一种性格模式一样，美国人的性格也不是单一的。”题目的意思是“和英国人、土耳其人、中国人不同的是，美国人的性格不是完全一样的。”本题与原句表述不一致。2.答案为Y.从题目中确定题眼attachgreatimportancetosuccess和don’tequatesuccesswithmaterialrewards。这两处分别对应原文的placeaveryhighvaluationuponsuccess和successdoesnotnecessarilymeanmaterialrewards。3.答案为Y.逻辑判断题。原文中提到“Therefore,materialsuccessintheUnitedStatesisnotlookeduponasselfish.”“notselfish”就是“notanythingwrong”的意思。4.答案为NG.逻辑判断题。文章以滑雪为例，表明美国人已经学会玩，而且很投入，但这并不能说明美国人最喜欢滑雪运动。5.答案为Y.这是对原文“Butonecannotaccuratelycallonesocietymature,anotherimmature.Eachhasitsownlogic.”所做的paraphrase。题目和原句表述一致。6.答案为N.细节题。从原文“Americancharacteristicsaretheproductofresponsetoanunusuallycompetitivesituationcombinedwithunusualopportunity.”一句，可以知道美国人的性格是由于特殊的竞争环境和特殊的机会而形成的。7.答案为Y.逻辑判断题。从文中的“nolimitsofclass”和“anyboycanbecomePresident”,可以得出题目中的结论。8.答案为moretimeandmoney.细节题。从文章中可以找到“Theyspendmoretimeandmoney1intraveling,camping,hunting,watchingsports,drinking,smoking,goingtomovies,watchingtelevisionandreadingnewspapersandmagazinesthananyotherpeopleintheworld.”题中的entertainment是对美国人喜欢的娱乐活动的概括。9.答案为their/thefreedom.细节题。从原文中“WhatisitthenthatmakesAmericansrecognizablewherevertheygo?Freefromthesocialrestraintswhichwouldmakethemactverydifferentlyathome,theyarebentonmakingthemostofthisfreedom.”可以找到相关信息。10.答案为childish.词汇考查题。考生要知...
