2019年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀真題以及答案(試卷二)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)專心-專注-專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)2019年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀真題以及答案（試卷二）Section A 選詞填空Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passag

2、e through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on t

3、he following passage.Finally, some good news about airplane traverl. If you are on a plane with a sick passenger, you are unlikely to get sick. That is the 26of a new study that looked at how respiratory（呼吸道）viruses 27on airplanes. Researchers found that only people who were seated in individual had

4、 a high risk of catching the illness. All other passengers had only a very 28chance of getting sick ,according to the findings. Media reports have not necessarily presented29information about the risk of getting infected on an airplane in the past. Therefore , these new findings should help airplane

5、 passengers to feel less 30to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.Prior to the new study, litter was known about the risks of getting 31infected by common respiratory viruses, such as the flu or common cold, on an airplane, the researchers said. So, to32the risks of infection, the

6、 study team flew on 10 different 33in the U.S. 34side of a person infected with flu, as well as those sitting one roe in front of or behind this individual, had about an 80 person chance of getting sick. But other passengers were 35safe from infection. They had a less than 3 percent chance of catchi

7、ng the flu. A) accurate B) conclusion C) directly D) either E) evaluate F) explorations G) flights H) largely I) nearby J) respond K) slim L) spreadM) summit N) vividly O) vulnerable答案：26: B conclusion27: L spread28: K slim29: A accurate30: vulnerable31: C directly32: E evaluate33: G flights34: D ei

8、ther35：H largelySection B 信息匹配Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.

9、Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.A South Korean city designed for the future takes on a life of its ownA) Getting around a city is one thing and then theres the matter of getting from one city to another. One vision of

10、 the perfect city of the future: a place that offers easy access to air travel.In 2011, a University of North Carolina business professor named John Kasarda published a book called Aerotropolis: The Way Well Live Next. Kasarda says future cities should be built intentionally around or near airports.

11、 The idea, as he has put it, is to offer businesses “rapid, long-distance connectivity on a massive scale.”B) “The 18th century really was a waterborne (水運(yùn)的) century, the 19th century a rail century. the 20th century a highway, car, truck century一and the 21st century will increasingly be an aviation

12、 century, as the globe becomes increasingly connected by air,” Kasarda says. Songdo, a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasardas prime examples. It has existed for just a few years.“ From the get-go, it was designed on the basis of connectivity and competitiveness,”says Kasada. “The

13、 government built the bridge directly from the airport to the Songdo International Business District. And the surface infrastructure was built in tandem with the new airport.”C) Songdo is a stones throw from South Koreas Incheon Airport, its main international hub (樞紐). But it takes a lot more than

14、a nearby airport to be a city of the future. Just building a place as an “international business district” doesnt mean it will become one. Park Yeon Soo conceived (構(gòu)想) this city of the future back in 1986. He considers Songdo his baby. “I am a visionary,” he says. Thirty years after he imagined the

15、city, Parks baby is close to 70 percent built, with 36.000 people living in the business district and 90,000 residents in greater Songdo. Its about an hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, Theres a Coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, gol

16、f course and university.D) Chances are youve actually seen this place. Songdo appears in the most famous music video ever to come ou of South Korea. “Gangnam Style” refers to the fashionable Gangnam district in Seoul. But some of the video was filmed in Songdo.“I dont know if you remember, there was

17、 a scene in a subway station. That was not Gangnam. That was actually Songdo,” says Jung Won Son, a professor of urban development at Londons Bartlett School of Planning, “Part of the reason to shoot there is that its new and nice.”E) The city was supposed to be a hub for global companies, with empl

18、oyees from all over the world. But hats not how it has turned out. Songdos reputation is as a futuristic ghost town. But the reality is more complicated. A bridge with big, light-blue loops leads into the business district. In the center of the main road, theres a long line of flags of the world. On

19、 the corner, theres a Starbucks and a 7-Eleven-all of the international brands that you see all over the world nowadays.F) The city is not empty. There are mothers pushing strollers, old women with walkers - even in the middle of the day. when its 90 degrees out. Byun Young-Jin chairs the Songdo rea

20、l estate association and started selling property here when the first phase of the city opened in 2005. He says demand has boomed in the past couple of years. Most of his clients are Korean. In fact, the developer says, 99 percent of the homes here are sold to Koreans. Young families move here becau

21、se the schools are great. And thats the problem: Songdo has become a popular Korean city 一more popular as a residential area than a business one. Its not yet the futuristic international business hub that planners imagined. “Its a great place to live. And its becoming a great place to work,” says Sc

22、ott Summers, the vice president of Gale International, the developer of the city. The floor-to-ceiling windows of his companys offices overlook Songdo Central Park, with a canal full of kayaks and paddle boats. Shimmering (閃爍的)glass towers line the canals edge.G) “Whats happened is, because we focus

23、ed on creating that quality of life first, which enabled the residents to live here, what has probably missed the mark is for companies to locate here,” he says. “There needs to be strong economic incentives.” The city is still unfinished, and it feels a bit like a theme park. It doesnt feel all tha

24、t futuristic. Theres a high-tech underground trash disposal system. Buildings are environmentally friendly. Everybodys television set is connected to a system that streams personalized language or exercise classes.H) But Star Trek this is not. And to some of the residents, Songdo feels hollow. “Im,

25、like, in prison for weekdays. Thats what we call it in the workplace,” says a woman in her 20s. She doesnt want to use her name for fear of being fired from her job. She goes back to Seoul every weekend. “I say Im prison-breaking on Friday nights.” But she has to make the prison break in her own car

26、. Theres no high-speed train connecting Songdo to Seoul, just over 20 miles away.I) The man who first imagined Songdo feels frustrated. too. Park says he built South Korea a luxury vehicle, “l(fā)ike Mercedes or BMW. Its a good car now. But were waiting for a good driver to accelerate.”But there are lot

27、s of other good cars out there, too. The world is dotted with futuristic, high-tech cities trying to attract the biggest international companiesJ) Songdos backers contend that its still early, and business space is filling upabout 70 percent of finished offices are now occupied. Brent Ryan, who teac

28、hes urban design at MIT, says Songdo proves a universal principle. “There have been a lot of utopian (烏托邦的) cities in history. And the reason we dont know about a lot of them is that a lot of them have vanished entirely.” In other words, when it comes to citiesor anything elseit is hard to predict t

29、he future.36. Songdos popularity lies more in its quality of life than its business attraction.37. The man who conceives Songdo feels disappointed because it has fallen short of his expectations.38. A scene in a popular South Korean music video was shot in Songdo.39. Songdo still lacks the financial

30、 stimulus for businesses to set up shop there.40. Airplanes will increasingly become the chief means of transportation, according to a professor.41. Songdo has ended up different from the city it was supposed to be.42. Some of the people who work in Songdo complain about boredom in the workplace.43.

31、 A business professor says that a future city should have easy access to international transportation.44. Acording to an urban design professor, it is difficult for city designers to foresee what happen in the future.45. Park Yeon So. Who envisioned Songdo, feels a parental connection with the city.

32、答案：36-40 FIDGB 41-45 EHAJCSection C 仔細(xì)閱讀Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on A

33、nswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The fifth largest city in the US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy (征稅)1.5cents per liquid ounce on distributors.Philadelphias new measure was approved by a 13 to

34、4 city council vote. It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the county. It is proof that taxes on sugary drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas. Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014.The tax will app

35、ly to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with added sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas. Its expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city.While the city council vote was met with applaus

36、e inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.“The tax passed today unfairly singles out beveragesincluding low- and no-calorie choices,” said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage Associat

37、ion. “But most importantly, it is against the law. So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.”An industry backed anti-tax campaign has spent at least $4 million on advertisements. The ads criticized the measure. characterizin

38、g it as a“grocery tax.”P(pán)ublic health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans. “The move to recapture a small part of the profits from an industry that pushes a product that contributes to diabetes, obesity and heart disease in poo

39、rer communities in order to reinvest in those communities will sure be inspirational to many other places,” said Jim Krieger, executive director of Healthy Food America. “Indeed, we are already hearing from some of them. Its not just Berkeley anymore.”Similar measures in Californias Albany, Oakland,

40、 San Francisco and Colorados Boulder are becoming hot-button issues Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be coming.46. What does the passage say about the newly-approved soda tax in Philadelphia?A) It will change the lifestyle of many consumers.B) It may encourage other US cities

41、to follow suit.C) It will cut soda consumption among low-income communities.D)It may influence the marketing strategies of the soda business.47. What will the opponents probably do to respond to the soda tax proposal?A) Bargain with the city council.B) Refuse to pay additional tax.C) Take legal acti

42、on against it.D) Try to win public support.48. What did the industry-backed anti-tax campaign do about the soda tax proposal?A) It tried to arouse hostile feelings among consumers.B) It tried to win grocers support against the measure.C) It kept sending letters of protest to the media.D) It criticiz

43、ed the measure through advertising.49. What did public health groups think the soda tax would do?A) Alert people to the risk of sugar-induced diseases.B) Help people to fix certain long-time health issues.C) Add to the fund for their research on diseases.D) Benefit low-income people across the count

44、ry.50. What do we learn about similar measures concerning the soda tax in some other cities?A) They are becoming rather sensitive issues.B) They are spreading panic in the soda industry.C) They are reducing the incidence of sugar-induced diseases.D)They are taking away lot of profit from the soda in

45、dustry.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, but Europes stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7 million cars, a new study has found. And the problem is growing. W

46、ith costs falling and kitchen appliances becoming “status” items, owners are throwing away microwaves after an average of eight years. This is pushing sales of new microwaves which are expected to reach 135 million annually in the EU by the end of the decade.A study by the University of Manchester c

47、alculated the emissions of CO2the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate changeat every stage of microwaves, from manufacture to waste disposal. “It is electricity consumption by microwaves that has the biggest impact on the environment,” say the authors. The authors also calculate that the emi

48、ssions from using 19 microwaves over a year are the same as those from using a car. According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour. For example, consumers could use appliances in a more efficient way by adjusting the time of cook

49、ing to the type of food.However, David Reay, professor of carbon management, argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of energy, their emissions are minor compared to those from cars. In the UK alone, there are around 30 million cars. These cars emit more than all the microwaves in the EU. Backing this up, recent data show that passenger cars in the UK emitted 69 million tons of CO2 in 2015. This is 10 times the amount this new microwave oven study estimates for annual emissions for all the microwave ovens