专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷146 (题后含答案及解析)
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SECTION AIn this ction there are veral passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choo the one that you think is the best answer.
politicians (1)Glass making in Eastern Europe and Romania comes from the Murano style in Italy as most of the artisans studied glassmaking there. Up to the 13th century, European glassmaking was exclusive to Venice. But frequent fires prompted Venetian authorities to shift the furnaces to the island of Murano. (2)There has been a long history of making glass in Romania. Romanian glassmakers have successfully pasd on this art for veral generations and the craft continues to thrive in this part of Eastern Europe. In Romania, it is said that artisans only pass on the crets of glass making to members of their family. More importantly, there is a rigid hierarchy in obtaining the coveted position as a glass blower. Fo
r example, a young man may take years before he can get to that stage within this strict hierarchy. (3)Romanian glass is comparable to any great piece of Eastern European mouth blown glass. And they are nothing like the ones that are made by machinery or inexpensive duplicates. Traditionally Romanian factories and glass studios manufacture clear glass utilizing pellets that are distinct and commonly found in Western Europe. And depending on the artisan, German pigments are popularly ud for coloring or painting glass. The combination of this blend makes Romanian crafted glass truly a superior product anywhere in Europe. Though Romanian glasswork is normally not made from crystal, nonetheless, it carries a similar purity and shine. Glass products in Romania are not just great looking, they are also being produced to suit a host of lifestyles, from the traditional to modern and the line of products are guaranteed quality glassware that is both functional and decorative. (4)Romanian mouth-blown glassware is made by highly skilled artisans. They are very creative pieces with exceptional quality. They are also a prized collector’s item. Some of the work includes vas and bowls that are made as centerpieces as well as plates—the artisans who create the masterpieces learned their
skills in Murano itlf. (5)The contemporary glassware is not just placed in galleries to be on display, they also make great gifts, particularly wedding gifts, and decorations especially in restaurants, business and hotels. They can also be ud as decorations while designing your home.
1． What is NOT true about the glass making in Murano?
A．It was originated from the glass making in Venice.
B．It spread to Eastern Europe through Venice.
C．The Romanian glass making comes from Murano.
D．Glass making didn’t begin in Murano until after the 13th century.
正确答案：B
解析：根据题干中的Murano定位到第1段。该段最后两句说明在13世纪欧洲玻璃工艺仅集中在威尼斯，之后从威尼斯传到了穆拉诺岛，由此可见，B所说的“从穆拉诺到传到威尼斯再传到东欧”这种发展顺序与原文不一致。 知识模块：阅读
2． In Romania, a glass blower is most probably ______.
A．a most creative glassware designer
B．the heir of a glass-making family
C．a position higher up the hierarchy
D．a very experienced glassware maker
正确答案：C
解析：根据题干中的Romania和glass blower定位到第2段。该段最后两句表明，玻璃工艺师有森严的等级制度，而且想要到达glass blower这个等级，需要花很长时间，由此可见，glass blower应该处于这个等级制度中比较上层的位置，因此，本题应选C。在这两句中，
最重要的信息点是“等级制度”，其他选项都没有突出这个重点，而试图用原文提到的某些用词模糊焦点。 知识模块：阅读
(1)Although some shopping malls are in need of recycling or major remodeling, the vast majority—82 percent—are doing quite well, thank you, according to a recent study. Nevertheless, developers are already beginning to stake out a new cour for the design of the complexes. (2)”Hybrid malls” are perhaps the hottest concept in the industry. They are an attempt to combine large enclod malls with an outdoor urban streetscape retail entertainment component, with such attractions as cinemas, ice rinks, children’s playschemes, and themed restaurants. The International Council of Shopping Centers, bad in New York, is calling this trend “the first major shift in regional mall configuration since 1956”. In other words, since Southdale Center in Edina, Minn, became the first fully enclod, climate-controlled mall with competing anchor stores. The advent of the hybrid mall is a sure sign that retailers realize that some shoppers have grown tired of the sameness and artificiality of indoor malls. “Many national chains like Banana Republic, Restoration Hardware, and Crate & Barrel are actively eking what is called village retail,
” says Bob Gibbs, who company, the Gibbs Planning Group, specializes in retail development and market rearch. “Many of their customers, especially the Generation X and Baby Boomers, are saying, ‘we are bored with the mall.’” Hybrid malls pick up on the growing popularity of village-style shopping, with its connections to real communities. (3)New Urbanists often advocate creating mixed-u developments that incorporate village shopping, a strategy employed in plans to remake the Villa Italia mall in Lakewood, Colo. Developers of hybrid malls, on the other hand, are esntially creating shopping experiences featuring streetscape as an enhancement, and providing shopping option on the outside of malls which become bigger and bigger day by day. What this means is that business that once were peripheral to the mall, such as full-rvice restaurants, major bookstores, cinemas, home-furnishings stores, and rvices are grouped together. Not in the same building, but often in open-air pedestrian walkways leading to the mall entrances. “We want someone to drop off their dry cleaning, have lunch, and buy a sweater; we’re back to cross-shopping,” Wally Chester of Westcor Partners, a mall developer, told Shopping Centers Today.
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3． What is true about the “hybrid mall”?
A．The concept was originated by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
B．The concept puts more emphasis on outdoor experiences than indoor shopping.
C．It is popular with the developers of the malls in need of recycling or remodeling.
D．It provides a combined experience of indoor shopping and outdoor entertainment.
正确答案：D
解析：根据题干中的hybrid malls定位到第2段开头两句。第2句中的combine…with…与D中的Combined experience同义，故D为答案。其他选项都是利用原文的片言只语制造的干扰。 知识模块：阅读
4． It can be inferred that Southdale Center in Edina, Minn ______.
A．inspires the concept of hybrid mall
B．is the first shift in mall structure
C．provides only indoor shoppingyafu
D．has been popular since 1956
正确答案：C
解析：根据题干中的Southdale Center定位到第2段第4句。该句中的the first fully enclod，climate—controlled mall表明C的说法正确。从原文只能知道Southdale Center的建造发生在hybrid mall的理念之前，但hybrid mall的理念是不是因为前者的建造而激发起来的，就不得而知了，因此，A是不正确的；B中的first shift在该段第3句提及，但该句中的first shift指的不是Southdale Center，而是hybrid mall，而从原文我们也不能知道Southdale Center是不是历史上第一次对商场结构作出改革的案例，因此，B不正确；原文也没有提及Southdale Center在1965年后是不是一直都受欢迎，可见，D没有原文依据。 知识模块：阅读
5． Cross-shopping is made possible when______.
A．business and rvices are grouped together
B．rvices are grouped together in one location
C．consumers are enabled to shop after entertainment
D．shopping experience is characteristic of streetscape
正确答案：A
解析：根据题干中的Cross—shopping定位到最后一句。最后一句关于cross—shopping的活用于解释前两句的内容，将前两句的重要内容重新整理，可以得出：business…and rvices are grouped together…often in open-air pedestrian walkways leading to the mall entrances．由此可见，A为最符合原文的理解。其他各项都不是Cross—shopping的要点所在。 知识模块：阅读
(1)A University of Leicester team tested the effect of regular swimming ssions with d
olphins on 15 depresd people in a study carried out in Honduras. (2)They found that symptoms improved more among this group than among another 15 who swam in the same area—but did not interact with dolphins. (3)The study is published in the British Medical Journal. (4)All the volunteers who took part in the trial stopped taking antidepressant drugs or undergoing psychotherapy at least four weeks beforehand. (5)The rearchers say dolphins’ aesthetic value, and the emotions raid by the interaction may have healing properties. Some have speculated that the ultrasound emitted by dolphins as part of their echolocation system may have a beneficial effect. (6)The Leicester team believes that using animals in this way could be a productive way to treat depression and other psychiatric illness. (7)Rearcher Professor Michael Reveley said: “Dolphins are highly intelligent animals who are capable of complex interactions, and regard humans positively.” (8)Some people who are depresd may have issues with other humans, and might respond more positively to other types of interaction. (9)”archeryWe need to remember mat we are part of the natural world, and interacting with it can have a beneficial effect on us.” (10)Dolphin therapy is already u
d to help children undergoing rehabilitation for a range of conditions. (11)Dr. Iain Ryrie, rearch programme director at the Mental Health Foundation, said that humans and dolphins shared a limbic brain system that plays a key role in regulating many of the body’s physiological and emotional process. (12)He said: “Emotional contact is a biological need for mammals, stimulating their limbic systems, ensuring the suckling respon and providing gentle encouragement toward ever more maturity. (13)”As humans we are hard-wired to need touch and to be connected to others, something that differentiates us from reptiles say, who donherschel’t have a limbic communication system and who are not suckled.chat” (14)”So it’peoples possible for humans to make loving relationships with many different mammals becau of this biological/social similarity.” (15)Dr. Ryrie said rearch had shown the symptoms of depression could be improved by pet assisted therapy. (16)The technique had also been shown to aid young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and older people with dementia. (17)animal是什么意思”Animals, and especially mammals, can favourably change our social dynamic, which is typically one of withdrawal and increasing isolation among people with depression.” (18)”Swimming wit
h and caring for dolphins as a group activity in a vacation context is very likely therefore to alleviate depression.” (19)However, he said rearchers would probably do better to focus their efforts on animal interactions that were more readily available clor to home.
6． What did the volunteers have to do before they took part in the test?
toefl是什么A．They were trained to be able to swim and dive.
B．They learned about me behaviors of dolphins.
C．They were required to quit relevant medical treatments.
D．They cho whether they would swim with the dolphins.
正确答案：C
解析：第4段提到参加测试的人在参加测试至少4个星期前就要开始停止服药或治疗，故选C。 知识模块：阅读
7． Michael Reveley is most likely to agree that dolphin treatment is especially suitable for tho ______.
A．who have complex relationships with others
B．who refu to communicate with other people
C．who hardly have a chance to merge into nature
D．who need to be regarded positively with respect
正确答案：B
解析：根据题干中的Michael Reveley定位到第7至9段。第8段提到抑郁症患者通常难以与其他人沟通，这时，其他类型的互动方式(other types of interaction)可以帮助他们，而这里的other types of interaction就是指上文提到的和海豚的互动，由此可见，本题应选B。 知识模块：阅读
