2021年度四川大学英语考试模拟练习卷（5）新整理版.docVIP

四川大学英语考试真题卷（5） 本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The passage is mainly about ______. A．economic development and the creation of povertyB．school academic achievement and employmentC．the difficulties of the U.S. youth in employmentD．the shortage of jobs for the poor population 参考答案：C[解析] 文章第一段提到了工作方式的变化，提到了提高教育和技能水平以适应这种变化的重要性。第二、第三和第四段重点叙述了美国的青年人在就业方面面临的困境。重点参阅第二、第三段第一句，第四段第一、第二句。这些句子提到了各段的主题。 2.The applied scientist______. A．does original research to understand the basic lawB．applies the results of research to practical problemsC．is not interested in practical problemsD．provides the basic knowledge for the pure scientist 参考答案：B细节题。由题干applied scientist可定位至第二段第二句，该句说理论科学家负责基础研究以探索大自然的基本规律，而应用科学家则负责把这些知识应用于实际问题。 3.We can learn from the passage that______. A．both pure scientists and applied scientists are not equally importantB．the aircraft designer stands for the pure scientistC．geophysics and biochemistry are examples of new specialtiesD．pure scientists are more important 参考答案：C主旨题。由文章末句Many new specialties—geophysics and biochemistry，for example…可知C)正确。第二段第三句说理论科学家与应用科学家是同等重要的，可排除A)和D)；根据飞机设计师的工作内容可知他在文中代表的是应用科学家，也可排除B)。 4.The statement the horizons of science have expanded ( Line 1, Para. 1 ) means that______. A．the horizon is enlarged by scientistsB．scientists can observe further spaceC．scientist9 are making efforts to expand the outer spaceD．science has developed more fields 参考答案：D推断题。horizon原意是“地平线，范围，前景”，结合上下文，本句话的意思应为“随着科学范围的扩展”，也就是说，科学已经拓展了更广泛的领域，故选D)。 5.Finer and finer division in the field of science has led to______. A．greater interdependence of all the various sciencesB．the elimination of the need for specialistsC．greater independence of all the Various sciencesD．the greater need for the applied scientists 参考答案：A细节题。由题干Finer and finer division可定位至文章末段…with finer and finer divisions，the various sciences have become more and more interrelated…，题中的interdependence与interrelated同义，故选