2001英語專四真題及答案

§2001英語專四真題及答案四。閱讀APartWREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN。]SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN。]Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedAB,CandD。Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer,Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet。TEXTAThetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastatior。ThenitbegansuddenlytoslowdownpresumablyinobediencetoasignalForsomeminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagainAnotherup—trainpassedthemthoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstoneThetraingatheredspeedagainoAtthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown—line,swervedinwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffectForatimethetwotrainsranparallel,now,onegainingalittle,nowtheother。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriagesMostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible。TheothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriagesAtthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationaryablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst—classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway。Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf—rosetoherfeet。StandingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasamanHishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,remorselessly,stranglingher。Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets,herfacewaspurple。AsMrs。McGillicuddywatched,fascinated,theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpledintheman'shands。Atthesamemoment,Mrs。McGillicuddy'strainsloweddownagainandtheother

begantogainspeec。Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight。AlmostautomaticallyMrs。McGillicuddy'shandwentuptothecommunicationcord,thenpaused，irresolute。Afterall，whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravellin？Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters，andtheunusualcircumstances,madeherfeelparalysedoSomeimmediateactionwasnecessary,—butwhat?Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,“Ticket,please。"66oWhenMrs。McGuillicuddy'strainpassedthroughastation,it。AogainedspeedsuddenlyBokeptitsusualspeedC。changeditsspeedD。stoppedimmediately67。MrsoMcGuillicuddyseemstobea(an)person。AoobservantB。interestedC。nosyD。nervous68oWhatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeherfeel。AoexcitedB。anxiousC。worriedD。horrified69oShedidn'tringthecommunicationcordimmediatelybecause。AoshewasverymuchafraidBotherewasnopointofdoingsoCoshewastooshockedtomoveDotheticketcollectorcameinTEXTBIamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity。Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren'tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecounty。Buthowrealisticisthedream?CitiescanbefrighteningplacesThemajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonaloThesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup。Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky,orotherblocksoffiats。Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous—coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherest

oftheworld。Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon'tevensayhellotoeachother。Countrylife,ontheotherhand，differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether。Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp。Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo。Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillageitisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities。There'slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie。Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem，andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown。Thecity—dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet。What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoffthecitybreedsafeelingofisolation,andconstantnoisebattersthesenses。Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreofthingsandthatlifedoesn'tcometoanendathalf—pastnineatnight。Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthetwo：theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife"byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities。Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages。Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning"tothelocalsastheypassbyI'mkeenontheideabutyouseethere'smycat,Toby。I'mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass。Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectrieimitation—coalfireanyevening。70。Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor。A。usedtoliveinthecountryBousedtoworkinthecity

CoworksinthecityDolivesinthecountry71。Intheauthor'sopinion,thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPT___oAoastrongsenseoffearBOlackofcommunicationC。housingconditionsD。asenseofisolation72oThepassageimpliesthatitiseasytobuy'thefollowingthingsinthecountryEXCEPT___AodailynecessitiesBofreshfruitsCodesignerclothesDofreshvegetables73oAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthosepeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages?AoOriginaloB。QuietoCoArrogant。DoInsensitive。74oDoyouthinktheauthorwillmovetothecountry?AoYes,hewilldoso。B。No,hewillnotdoso。CoItisdifficulttotell。DoHeisintwominds。TEXTCTraditionally,thewomanhasheldalowpositioninmarriagepartnerships。Whileherhusbandwenthisway,shehadtowashstitchandsew。Todaythemoveistoliberatethewoman,whichmayintheendstrengthenthemarriageunion。Perhapsthegreatestobstaeletofriendshipinmarriageistheamountacoupleusuallyseeofeachother。Friendshipinitsusualsenseisnottestedbythestrainofdaily,year-longcohabitation。Couplesneedtotakeupseparateinterests(andfriendship)aswellasmutuallysharedonesiftheyarenottogetusedtothemoreattractiveelementsofeachother'spersonalities。Marriedcouplesarelikelytoexertthemselvesforguests—beingamusing,discussingwithpassionandpoint—andthentofallintodullexhaustedsilencewhentheguestshavegone。Asinallfriendshipahusbandandwifemusttrytointeresteachotherandtospendsufficienttimesharingabsorbingactivitiestogivethemcontinuingcommoninterests。Butatthesametimetheymustspendenoughtimeonseparateinterestswithseparatepeopletopreserveanddeveloptheirseparatepersonalitiesandkeeptheirrelationship

fresh。Fortoomanyhighlyintelligentworkingwomen,homerepresentschoreobligations,becausethehusbandonlytoleratesherworkanddoesnotparticipateinhouseholdchores。Fortoomanyhighlyintelligentworkingmen,homerepresentsdullnessandcomplaints—fromanover—dependentwifewhowillnotgathercouragetomakeherownlife。Insuchanatmosphere,thepartnersgrowfurtherandfurtherapart,bothloveandlikingdisappearingoFortoomanycoupleswithchildren,thechildrenareallowedtocommandalltimeandattentionallowingthecouplenotimetodeveloplikingandfriendship,aswellaslove,allottingthemexclusiveparentalroles。75。AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTAoFriendshipinmarriagemeansdaily,year—longcohabitation。BoFriendshipcanbekeptfreshbybothseparateandsharedinterest?CoFriendshipinmarriageisbasedondevelopingsimilarinterest?DoFriendshipinmarriageisbasedondevelopingseparateinterest。76oThepassagesuggeststhatmarriedcouplesbecome。AounfriendlywithguestsBouninterestedinguestsCohostilewhenguestshaveleftDoquietwhenguesthaveleft77oThepassageseemstoindicateattheendthatchildren。AohelpcouplesreinforcetheirfriendshipBomakenoimpactonthequalityoffriendshipComayposeobstaelesinmaritalfriendshipDocommandlesstimeandcarethanexpectedTEXTDSendingachildtoschoolinEnglandisastepwhichmanyparentsdonotfindeasytotake。Intheory,atleast,theproblemisthatthereareverymanychoicestomake。Letustrytolistsomeofthealternativesbetweenwhichparentsareforcedtodecide。Tobeginwith,theymayaskthemselveswhethertheywouldliketheirchildtogotoasingle—sexschooloraco—educationalschool。Theymayalsoconsiderwhetherheshouldgotoaschoolwhichisconnectedtoaparticularchurch

orreligiousgroup,orwhethertheschoolshouldhavenosuchconnections。AnotherdecisionisWhethertheschoolshouldbeoneofthevastmajorityfinancedbytheStateoroneoftheverysmallbutinfluentialminorityofprivateschools,thoughthischoiceis,ofcourse,onlyavailabletothesmallnumberofthosewhocanpay。Alsoconnectedwiththequestionofmoneyiswhetherthechildshouldgotoaboardingschoolorliveathome,Thenthereisthequestionofwhatthechildshoulddoatschool。Shoulditbeaschoolwhosecurriculumlaysemphasisforinstance,onnecessaryskills,suchasreading,writingandmathematics,oronewhichpaysmoreattentiontodevelopingthechild'spersonality,morally,emotionallyandsocially。Finally,withdissatisfactionwithconventionaleducationasgreatasitisinsomecirclesinEnglandandcertainlyintheUSAthequestionmightevenariseintheparents'mindsastowhetherthechildshouldbecompelledtogotoschoolatallAlthoughinpractice,someparentsmaynotthinktwiceaboutanyofthesechoicesandsendtheirchildtotheonlyschoolavailableintheimmediateneighbourhood,anyparentwhoisinterestedenoughcaninsistthatasmanychoicesaspossiblebemadeopentohim,andthesystemistheoreticallysupposedtoprovidethem。78。Parentsfindchoosingaschoolhardbecause。AothereisalimitednumberofchoicesBosomeschoolsareveryexpensiveCosomeschoolsaregovernmentschoolsDotheyarefacedwithavarietyofoffers79oAccordingtothepassage,someparents,ifallowed,mightlettheirchildrenstayathomebecausethey。Aodon'tfindconventionaleducationsatisfactoryBodon'tknowhowtochooseamongdifferentschoolsCointendtoeducatetheirchildrenthemselvesDofindconventionaleducationtooexpensivetopayfor80oWhatisimpliedattheveryendofthepassage?AoMostparentsareunconcernedaboutthechoicesavailabletothen。BoInterestedparentscanrequestmoreschoolchoicesbeopentothemo

CoTheeducationalsystemmaynotprovideasmanychoicesasexpectec。DoMostparentsusuallysendtheirchildrentotheschoolsnearby。閱讀APARTVIREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSIONTEXTA短文大意：本文講述Mrs.McGillicuddy在乘火車經過一個站臺前后的一段奇特見聞。答案:B【參考譯文】當McGillicuddy夫人乘坐的火車經過車站時，它如何？【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛拈_頭就說“Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation.”“Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown…"，由此可知，火車既沒有突然加速，也沒保持原速，更沒有立刻停下來，而是改變了它的速度。所以選項B為正確答案。答案:A【參考譯文】McGillicuddy夫人是一個怎樣的人？【試題分析】本題為推理題?！驹敿毥獯稹窟@篇短文有很多細節(jié)描寫，如有幾列火車，各列車何時加速何時減速，怎么樣平行行駛，在不同的時間有不同的情況發(fā)生，這些都是以McGillicuddy夫人的視角展開描寫的。文中還寫到，盡管大多數窗簾拉上了，但是她還是看見了另一列火車上的殺人案。由此可見，McGillicuddy夫人是一個善于觀察的人。答案:D【參考譯文】看見并行的火車上發(fā)生的事，她感覺如何？【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谒亩握f“ThenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalFrosetoherfeet”，即可怕的景象嚇得她發(fā)呆，故選項D為正確答案。答案:B【參考譯文】她為什么沒有馬上按響她所乘的火車的警報？【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡箶档诙握f“…Mrs.McGillicuddy'shandwentuptothecommunicationcord,thenpaused，irresolute.Afterall，whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling?”McGillicuddy夫人看到的情

景發(fā)生在另一列火車上，那么按響她所乘的火車的警報是不起任何作用的，也就是說她認為這樣做沒什么意義，故選項B為正確答案。TEXTB短文大意：本文寫的城鄉(xiāng)生活的差異及作者的看法。答案：C【參考譯文】第一段作者流給我們的印象是什么？【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谝欢蔚谝痪湔f“Iamoneofthemanycitypeople???ifitweren'tformyjobIwould…”說明作者是在城里工作，故選項C為正確答案。71?答案：A【參考譯文】根據作者的意見，下列哪一項不會引起城里人不幸福？【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡诙蚊鑼懙氖浅鞘猩畹谋锥?。由“Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappear???peopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon'tevensayhellotoeachother.”可知，城市生活“l(fā)ackofcommunication”；由“Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocksnoisy,dirtyandimpersonal???Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky，orotherblocksofflats.”可知，城市生活“housingconditions"；由“Children???coopedupathomeallday…?theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld"可知，城市生活是“asenseofisolation"。文中沒有提及“astrongsenseoffear"，故A為正確答案。答案:C【參考譯文】根據短文，在鄉(xiāng)村不容易買到的東西是哪一項？【試題分析】本題為推理題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谌蔚箶档诙湔f“Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem，andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown。"，即住在一個小村莊里，購物是一個大問題，即使只是稍微特別的物品，人們也必須到附近大城鎮(zhèn)去買。由此可知，在鄉(xiāng)村不容易買到的東西應是designerclothes。答案:C【參考譯文】根據短文，用下列哪一個詞來描述在大城市工作而在鄉(xiāng)村生活的人最合適？【試題分析】本題為語義題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谒亩巫詈笠痪湔f“Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivity???theunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages."即他們一般還

是比較敏感的，他們也把某些改變強加給當地農村居民。故用“Arrogant”（驕橫的）來描述在大城市工作而在鄉(xiāng)村生活的人最合適。74?答案:B【參考譯文】你認為作者會搬遷到農村去嗎？【試題分析】本題為推理題?！驹敿毥獯稹孔詈笠欢握f“I'mkeenontheidea,butyouseethere'smycat,Toby。I'mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass。Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectrieimitation—coalfireanyevening。"作者以他的貓為例，說他沒有把握它一定會喜歡新鮮空氣及到草地練習，并在最后作了否定的答復?？梢?，作者是不會去農村生活的TEXTC短文大意：本文討論的是如何維持健康的婚姻，保持婚姻活力。75?答案:B【參考譯文】根據短文，下列哪一種說法是正確的？【試題分析】本題為概括題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谒亩握f“Asinallfriendship，ahusbandandwifemusttrytointeresteachother，andtospendsufficienttimesharingabsorbingactivitiestogivethemcontinuingcommoninterests。Butatthesametimetheymustspendenoughtimeonseparateinterestswithseparatepeopletopreserveanddeveloptheirseparatepersonalitiesandkeeptheirrelationshipfresh'‘即正如所有友情一樣，夫婦必須盡力保持對彼此的興趣，給予充足的時間來分享有