2017年英语四级考前摸底试卷及答案（二）

Questions 47-51 are based on the foilowing passage.

Step into the trendiest clothes stores in Britain or the US and you may be surprised by what's hanging from the rails．There'll be coats with rips in the pockets and shoes scuffed at the heel - lasting traces of the items' previous owners.

Yes, these clothes are second-hand．But if you're a young, hip fashionista, you certainly won't view them as second-rate.

A couple of years ago, before the recession hit the Western world, shopping at charity shops and second-hand clothing markets had a stigma attached to it．The clothes were seen as shabby and old-fashioned and the customers more so．It's pretty safe to say that, back then, if you could afford to shop elsewhere, you would.

But today, with young people strapped for cash, second-hand clothing has made a comeback."I don't see shopping in charity shops as a worse option at all," said 24-year-old Fran Hall, a recent graduate of King's College London．"You can find some great stuff in there and people are always impressed if they like something you're wearing and you tell them it's from a charity shop," Fran continued．"I guess

people just think about what a great bargain you've got."

The trend for vintage ( 过时的 , 老式的 ) clothing goes some way to explain the rise of second-hand items．Although vintage pieces haven't necessarily been worn before, they do all come from a previous era.

It's not only bargain basement fashion stores that have become popular．In the UK's Poundland shops, which stock everything from cosmetics to dog biscuits, business is booming．Each shop stocks approximately 3,000 products, including 800 big-name brands, and most importantly, every item is priced at (11 yuan) or less.

How do the shops make money if they sell at such low prices? Manufacturers, it seems, are willing to bring down prices in return for big volume purchases．Of course, success is also down to the huge numbers of customers the stores attract．And surprisingly perhaps, the millions of shoppers that pass through Poundland come from all types of socio-economic groups．Accordingly, the shops perform just as well in many affluent areas as in deprived neighborhoods.

47[单选题] What can we learn from the passage about charity stores and second-hand clothing markets in the past?

A.It was ashamed of shopping at these kinds of stores and markets.

B.They were trendiest clothes stores.

C.People usually went to these kinds of stores to buy clothes.

D.Clothes in these kinds of stores and markets were seen as worn and fashionable.

48[单选题]

What's the reason for the popularity of second-hand items?

A.People have a preference for unconventional things.

B.People think old clothes are better than the new.

C.People like second-hand items because they are cheap.

D.The young people like to go with the stream.

49[单选题]

According to Fran Hall's view on second-hand items,

A.we will be laughed at by others for shopping in charity shops

B.if we could afford to shop elsewhere, we wouldn't shop in charity shops

C.the stuff in charity shops is cheap but it isn't a good deal

D.we can find some wonderful goods in charity shops

50[单选题]

Which of the following statement about the Poundland shops is true?

A.The Poundland shops are fashion stores.

B.The Poundland shops stock everything except make-up.

C.There are many famous brands in the Poundland shops.

D.Every item in the Poundland shops is priced at least 1.

51[单选题]

How do these kinds of shops earn a profit?

A.They get goods by low prices from the manufacturers.

B.They only have the rich customers.

C.They raise prices sometimes．

D.They get many contributions from people.

材料题

Questions52-56are based on the following passage.

However important we may regard school life to be, there is no gain saying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom．Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher．They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and thwart curricular objectives．Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents apprised of the newer methods used in schools．Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing, and developmental mathematics．Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents．The many interviews carried on during the year as well as new ways of reporting pupils' progress can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home．To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night．In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate his natural paternal interest into productivechannels．He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food,using a yardstick or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip, and engaging inscores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics and, at the same time, enjoying the work.

Too often, however, teachers' conferences with parents are devoted to petty accounts of children's misdemeanors, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for penalties and rewards at home.

What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents' minds for the arrangement of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom．In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters' capacities.

52[单选题] The main idea of the passage is to argue that

A.home training is more important than school training because a child spends more hours at home

B.it's necessary for parents to adopt the new methods used in school to assist teachers' curricular objectives

C.there are many ways in which the mathematics program can be implemented at home

D.parents have a responsibility to help students to do their homework

53[单选题]

It can reasonably be inferred that the author

A.is satisfied with present relationships between home and school

B.feels that the traditional program in mathematics is slightly superior to the developmental program

C.believes that schools are lacking in guidance personnel

D.feels that parent-teacher interviews could be made much more constructive than the present one

54[单选题]

A method of communication between parent and teacher mentioned or intimated by the author is the

A.exchange of letters

B.formal conferences

C.parent-teacher interviews

D.telephone calls from school to student's home

55[单选题]

The author implies that

A.participation in interesting activities relating to a subject can improve one's achievement in that area

B.too many children are lazy and have poor work habits

C.school principals do more than their share in interpreting the curriculum to the parents

D.teachers should occasionally make home visits to parents

56[单选题]

Teachers' conferences with parents focus on too often.

A.children's mistakes

B.children's good behaviors

C.parents' laziness

D.children's poor habits