6月英語四級仔細(xì)閱讀真題及答案第三套

6月英語四級仔細(xì)閱讀真題及答案第三套PassageOneAttitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenalonggenerationallines.Thatis,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesn'tseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallissplitonwhetherthey'dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.Thefacethatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativetheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnow-andnoonecangetoneyet-butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyengaged.Actually,thisisn'tsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimereluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetotheseagegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmobilityordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuseeasesfordriverlesscars.Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation,59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholivesincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.Whilethere'sreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingupacrosstheboard,aperson'sagewillhavelittletodowithhowself-drivingcarscanbebecomingmainstream.Oncedriverlesscaresareactuallyavailableforsafe,theearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.46.Whathappenswhenanewtechnologyemerges?A.Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.Itoftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.C.Itcontributegreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.D.Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.47.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?A.Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.B.Itwillnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.C.Itmaystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.D.Ithasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.48.Whydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?A.Itsavestheirenergy.B.Ithelpswiththeirmobility.C.Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.D.Itstirsuptheirinterestinlife.49.Whatislikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?A.Thelocationoftheirresidence.B.TheamountoftheirspecialinterestC.Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived.D.Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.50.Whoarelikelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscar?A.Thesenior.B.Theeducated.C.TheweaIthy.D.Thetechfans.PassageTwoInagrarian(農(nóng)業(yè)的`),pre-industrialEurope,"you'dwanttowakeupearly,startworkingwiththesunrise,haveabreaktohavethelargestmeal,andthenyou'dgobacktowork,"saysKenAlbala,aprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofthePacific,"Later,at5or6,you'dhaveasmallersupper."Thiscomfortablecycle,inwhichtherhythmsofthedayhelpedshapetherhythmsofthemeals,gaverisetothecustomofthelargemiddaymeal,eatenwiththeextendedfamily,"Mealarethefoundationofthefamily,'saysCaroleCouniban.aprofessoratMillersvilleUniversityinPeensylvania,"sotherewasaveryimportantinterconnectionbetweeneatingtogether"andstrength-eatingfamilyties.Sinceindustrialization,maintainingsuchaslowculturalmetabolismhasbeenmuchharder.Withthelongmiddaymealshrinkingtowhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketorboughtatafoodstand.Certainly,therewerebenefits.Moderntechniquesforproducingandshippingfoodledtogreatervarietyandquantity,includingatremendous,increaseintheamountofanimalproteinanddairyproductsavailable,makingusmorevigorousthanourancestors.Yetplentyhasbeenlosttoo,eveninculturesthatstilllivetoeat.TakeItaly.It'snosecretthattheMediterraneandietishealthy,butitwasalsoajoytoprepareandcat.Italians,saysCounihan,traditionallybeganthedaywithasmallmeal.Thebigmealcameataround1p.m.Inbetweenthemiddaymealandalate,smallerdinnercameasmallsnack.Today,whentimezoneshavelessandlessmeaning,thereislittletoleranceforoffices'closingforlunch,andworseningtrafficincitiesmeansworkerscan'tmakeithomeandbackfastenoughanyway.Sotheformerlysmallsupperaftersundownbecomesthebigmealoftheday.theonlyoneatwhichthefamilyhasachancetogettogether."Theeveningmealcarriesthefullburdenthatusedtobespreadovertwomeals"saysCounihan.51.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutpeopleinpre-industrialEurope?A.Theyhadtoworkfromearlymorningtilllateatnight.B.Theyweresobusyworkingthattheyonlyatesimplemeals.C.Theirdailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofthenaturalcycle.D.Theirlifewasmuchmorecomfortablethanthatoftoday.52.WhatdoesProfessorCaroleCounihansayabout.pre-industrialEuropeanfamilieseatingmealstogether?A.Itwashelpfultomaintaininganation'stradition.B.Itbroughtfamilymemberscloserstoeachother.C.Itwascharacteristicoftheagrarianculture.D.Itenabledfamiliestosavealotofmoney.53.Whatdoes"culturalmetabolism"(Line1,Para.3)referto?A.Evolutionaryadaptation.B.Changesinlifestyle.C.Socialprogress.D.Paceoflife.54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefoodpeopleeattoday?A.Itsqualityisusuallyguaranteed.B.Itisvaried,abundantandnutritious.C.Itismorecostlythanwhatourancestorsate.D.Itsproductiondependstoomuchontechnology.55.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutItaliansoftheolddays.A.Theyenjoyedcookingaswellaseating.B.Theyateabigdinnerlateintheevening.C.Theyatethreemealsregularlyeveryday.D.Theywereexpertatcookingmeals.參考答案Passa