本书共分为三大部分:**部分为同步测试题及答案;第二部分为英语专业四级2005年试题;第三部分为2005年试题答案及听力录音文稿。作为《现代大学英语(精读)》的辅导用书,本书在编写时紧扣每个单元的知识点,并密切结合英语专业四级考试的特点,旨在通过练习巩固并提高学生的词汇、语法、阅读及翻译等基本技能。每个单元的阅读理解包括两篇文章,每篇文章后各设5道阅读理解题,考查内容涉及文章主旨、事实细节、作者态度、例证、推理判断以及一些写作技巧,如:明喻、暗喻、类比等。阅读理解在选材上力求与每个单元所学课文的题材和体裁保持一致,旨在帮助学生进一步了解所学单元课文的文体和相关内容。

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Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to improvehis way of life.
With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth. Hehas transformed woodlands into farmland, and made lakes and reservoirs out of riversfor irrigation purposes of hydroelectric power. Man has also modified the face of theearth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to build roads and railways.
However, man's changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficialresults. Today, pollution of the air and water is an increasing danger to the health of theplanet. Each day thousands of tons of gases come out of the exhausts of motor vehicles;smoke from factories pollutes the air of industrialized areas and the surrounding areas ofcountryside. The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.
The pollution of water is equally harmful. In the sea, pollution from oil is increasingand is killing enormous numbers of algae, fish and birds. The whole ecological balanceof the sea is being changed. The same problem exists in rivers. Industrial wastes havealready made many rivers lifeless.
Conservationists believe that it is now necessary for man to limit the growth oftechnology in order to survive on earth. 《现代大学英语(精读)》(外语教学与研究出版社)是由北京外国语大学英语系编写的一套供大学英语专业学生使用的精读教材。在使用过程中,广大师生普遍反映起点高、难度大。为了帮助广大师生及英语自学者更好地学习和理解这套教材,我们组织了4所高校具有丰富教学经验的教师精心编写了这套《现代大学英语(精读)标准同步测试》(1—4册)。
本书是配合《现代大学英语(精读)》(外语教学与研究出版社)而编写的供大学英语专业二年级学生使用的标准同步测试题。该书以教材为基准,在吃透教材的前提下,力求题目的设置与教材的内容相对应,题题是经典,句句有依据。

**部分 同步测试题及答案
Test One Your College Years
Test Two Discovery of fl Father
Test Three Michael Dell’S Two-BiIlion-Dollar Dream
Test Four Wisdom of Bear Wood
Test Five Twelve Angry Men(Part One)
Test Six Twelve Angry Men(Part Two)
Test Seven The Rivals
Test Eight“We’re Only Human”
Test Nine A Dill Pickle
Test Ten Diogenes and A1exander
Test Eleven Silent Spring
Test Twelve The Needs That Drive Us All
Test Thirteen In My Day
Test Fourteen Mercy at Appomattox
Test Fifteen The President as Corporate Salesman
Key to the Tests

第二部分 英语专业四级2005年试题

第三部分 2005年试题答案及听力录音文稿
一、2005年试题答案
二、2005年试题听力录音文稿
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本书是配合《现代大学英语(精读)》(外语教学与研究出版社)而编写的供大学英语专业二年级学生使用的标准同步测试题。该书以教材为基准,在吃透教材的前提下,力求题目的设置与教材的内容相对应,题题是经典,句句有依据。本书对学生准确把握教材内容,提高自身英语素养并顺利通过英语专业四级考试会大有裨益。