2011年6月英语四级考试模拟试题及答案11_第7页

　　57. The main idea of this passage is that .

　　A) money is not as valuable as it was in the past

　　B) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks

　　C) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank

　　D) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable

　　58. How do the older generation and the younger one think about money?

　　A) The former thinks more of money than the latter.

　　B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.

　　C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.

　　D) To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter the means of producing more money.

　　59. The word “tangible” (Line 2, Para. 4 ) refers to something .

　　A) that is preciousB) that is usable

　　C) that can be touchedD) that can be reproduced

　　60. According to this passage, a modern banker should be .

　　A) ambitious and friendlyB) reliable and powerful

　　C) sensible and impenetrableD) imaginative and creative

　　61. It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is .

　　A) cautiousB) regretfulC) positiveD) hostile

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

　　Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle?s husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.

　　Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good—bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.

　　Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home—the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.

　　To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self?confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.

　　Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. “It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty.”

　　62. When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle .

　　A) could not forgive him for taking the children

　　B) had been expecting it to happen for some time

　　C) could not understand why

　　D) blamed herself for what had happened

　　63. Most people who leave their families behind them .

　　A) do so without warningB) do so because of their debts

　　C) come back immediatelyD) change their names

　　64. Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse(配偶) because .

　　A) their spouse would feel no pain during the death

　　B) their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidence

　　C) a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure

　　D) their spouse death would make them feel less painful

　　65. The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually .

　　A) admits responsibility for the situationB) wishes the person who has left were dead

　　C) comes back within a yearD) will have no legal marriage life for seven years

　　66. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as .

　　A) an act of despair B) an act of selfishness

　　C) the result of a sudden decisionD) the result of the enormous sense of guilt