大学英语四级考试最新预测卷(一)

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1、大学英语四级考试最新预测卷(一)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions

2、57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Myfathersreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYorkcitywasimmediateanddefinite:Youwontcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!hedeclared,Notinthatglassbox!Ofcourse,myfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschool,amemberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchi

3、tectureisupsetting,butIamconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoaviolationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofasarealcommodity(实物)thatcouldbecarried,orstolen.Consequently,toattractthecustomofasensibleman,abankhadtohaveheavywalls,barredwindo

4、ws,andbronzedoors,toaffirmthefact,howeveruntrue,thatmoneywouldbesafeinside.Ifabuildingsdesignmadeitappearimpenetrable,theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliable,andthemeaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymboldweltintheprevailingattitudetowardmoney.Buttheattitudetowardmoneyhas,ofcourse,changed.Ex

5、ceptingpocketmoney,cashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargelybeenreplacedbycredit.Adeficit(赤字)economy,accompaniedbyhugeexpansion,hasledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolongeroffersusasafe:heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecre

6、ativityfortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprising,inviewofthischangeinattitude,thatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavywalledbank.Justastheolderbankemphasizeditsstrength,thisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsofimaginativepowers.Fromthispointofviewitishardtosaywherearchitectureendsandh

7、umanassertion(人们的说法)begins.57.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.A)moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepastB)changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanksC)thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbankD)prejudicema