专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷302
选择题
(1) Edna O\’Brien has lived in London for a few decades, but she speaks, as she writes, in a voice inflected with the rhythms and accents of the west of Ireland, where she grew up. She calls herself \\
1.According to the passage, Edna O’Brien calls herself \\(A)
A. she grew up in Ireland but lives in London now
B. she adores exiles such as Joyce and Beckett
C. there was a war in her hometown and she escaped
D. her memoir is not accepted by the masses
解析：细节题。根据文章第一段第一、二句可知，奥布莱恩在爱尔兰西部长大，现在长居伦敦，但她还是保持着爱尔兰口音，因此她称自己为“放逐者”，故选A。B“她崇拜自封为‘放逐者’的乔伊斯和贝克特”、C“她因家乡爆发了战争而被迫逃离”和D“她的回忆录没有被大众接受”均与文义不符，故排除。
2.What does the word \\(D)
A. Shops that deal with book exchange.
B. Shops that sell local souvenirs.
C. Shops that sell delicious snacks.
D. Shops that sell fashionable clothes.
解析：语义题。文章第二段第一句提到，哈洛德百货是伦敦最知名的百货商场。第二句又提到，这一带停满了跑车和SUV，商店无一例外都是boutiques，受到时尚优雅女性的青睐。比较四个选项，D“卖时尚衣物的商店”最贴切，故为答案。A“从事图书交易的商店”、B“卖当地纪念品的商店”和C“卖美味小吃的商店”均不符合文义，故排除。
3.Which of the following is INCORRECT about Edna O’Brien?(B)
A. She speaks with an Ireland accent.
B. She has lived in London for 25 years.
C. She lives not far away from Harrods.
D. Though aged, she remains beautiful.
解析：推断题。根据文章第二段第一句可知，她的放逐生活的后半段是25年。也就是说，她在伦敦生活了大约50年，故选B。根据第一段第一句可知，她说话有爱尔兰口音，故排除A；根据第二段第一句可知，她的住处距离哈洛德百货步行需要5分钟，故排除C；根据第二段最后一句可知，即使她82岁了，也依然美丽，故排除D。
(1) All over the world, your chances of success in school and life depend more on your family circumstances than on any other factor. By age three, kids with professional parents are already a full year ahead of their poorer peers. They know twice as many words and score 40 points higher on IQ tests. By age 10, the gap is three years. By then, some poor children have not mastered basic reading and math skills, and many never will: this is the age at which failure starts to become irreversible.
(2) A few school systems seem to have figured out how to erase these gaps. Finland ensures that every child completes basic education and meets a rigorous standard. One Finnish district official, asked about the number of children who don\’t complete school in her city, replied, \\
4.What can we infer from the Finnish district official’s reply in Para. 2?(D)
A. She expressed a desire to show off her good memory.
B. She is willing to offer the information at any time.
C. Her job requires her to remember all the students’ names.
D. The basic education is paid much attention to in Finland.
解析：推断题。文章第二段第二句提到，芬兰确保每个孩子完成基础教育并能达到严格的标准。结合芬兰地方官员能记住当地未完成学业的孩子的人数和他们的姓名可知，芬兰是重视基础教育的，所以D“基础教育在芬兰很受重视”为答案。A“她想要炫耀自己良好的记忆力”、B “她乐意随时提供信息”和C“她的工作要求她记住所有学生的名字”均不符合文义，故排除。
5.The most important educational factor for a child to achieve success in school and life is to________.(A)
A. receive a good and early pre-schooling
B. prolong his or her learning time in school
C. get instruction from more excellent teachers
D. get person-to-person help from the teachers
解析：细节题。文章第三段提到，上文的成功案例给了我们很多启示。首先是让孩子早些入学。高质量的学前教育比其他教育因素更能帮助孩子在学校和生活中取得成功。由此可知，A“尽早受到良好的学前教育”是孩子在学校和生活中取得成功的最重要的因素，故为答案。B“延长孩子的在校学习时间”、C“得到更加优秀的教师的教导”和D“得到教师一对一的帮助”是本文谈及的另外三条次要经验，均不符合题目要求，故排除。
6.What does the passage mainly discuss?(D)
A. The importance of family economic conditions to kids’ succ
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