2001英語專四真題及答案

2001英語專四真題及答案四。閱讀

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PartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN。］

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN。］

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggested

answersmarkedA，B，CandD。Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer。Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet。

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Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation。Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown，presumablyinobediencetoasignal。Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong，thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain。Anotherup－trainpassedthem，thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone。Thetraingatheredspeedagain。Atthatmomentanothertrain，alsoonadown－line，swervedinwardstowardsthem，foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect。Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel，now，onegainingalittle，nowtheother。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriages。Mostoftheblindsweredown，butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible。Theothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages。

Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary，ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst－classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway。

Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf－rosetoherfeet。

Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman。Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim，andhewasslowly，remorselessly，stranglingher。Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets，herfacewaspurple。AsMrs。McGillicuddywatched，fascinated，theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpledintheman’shands。

Atthesamemoment，Mrs。McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed。Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight。

AlmostautomaticallyMrs。McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothecommunicationcord，thenpaused，irresolute。Afterall，whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling？Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters，andtheunusualcircumstances，madeherfeelparalysed。Someimmediateactionwasnecessary，—butwhat？

Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid，“Ticket，please?！?/p>

66。WhenMrs。McGuillicuddy’strainpassedthroughastation，it___。

A。gainedspeedsuddenlyB。keptitsusualspeedC。changeditsspeedD。stoppedimmediately

67。Mrs。McGuillicuddyseemstobea（an）___person。

A。observantB。interestedC。nosyD。nervous

68。Whatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeherfeel___。

A。excitedB。anxiousC。worriedD。horrified

69。Shedidn’tringthecommunicationcordimmediatelybecause___。

A。shewasverymuchafraid

B。therewasnopointofdoingso

C。shewastooshockedtomove

D。theticketcollectorcamein

TEXTB

Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity。Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecounty。Buthowrealisticisthedream？

Citiescanbefrighteningplaces。Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks，noisy，dirtyandimpersonal。Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup。Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky，orotherblocksoffiats。Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous－coopedupathomeallday，withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestC。worksinthecity

D。livesinthecountry

71。Intheauthor’sopinion，thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPT___。

A。astrongsenseoffearB。lackofcommunicationC。housingconditionsD。asenseofisolation

72。Thepassageimpliesthatitiseasytobuy’thefollowingthingsinthecountryEXCEPT___

A。dailynecessitiesB。freshfruitsC。designerclothesD。freshvegetables73。Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthosepeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages？

A。Original。B。Quiet。C。Arrogant。D。Insensitive。

74。Doyouthinktheauthorwillmovetothecountry？

A。Yes，hewilldoso。B。No，hewillnotdoso。C。Itisdifficulttotell。D。Heisintwominds。

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Traditionally，thewomanhasheldalowpositioninmarriagepartnerships。Whileherhusbandwenthisway，shehadtowash，stitchandsew。Todaythemoveistoliberatethewoman，whichmayintheendstrengthenthemarriageunion。Perhapsthegreatestobstacletofriendshipinmarriageistheamountacoupleusuallyseeofeachother。Friendshipinitsusualsenseisnottestedbythestrainofdaily，year－longcohabitation。Couplesneedtotakeupseparateinterests（andfriendship）aswellasmutuallysharedones，iftheyarenottogetusedtothemoreattractiveelementsofeachother’spersonalities。

Marriedcouplesarelikelytoexertthemselvesforguests－beingamusing，discussingwithpassionandpoint—andthentofallintodullexhaustedsilencewhentheguestshavegone。

Asinallfriendship，ahusbandandwifemusttrytointeresteachother，andtospendsufficienttimesharingabsorbingactivitiestogivethemcontinuingcommoninterests。Butatthesametimetheymustspendenoughtimeonseparateinterestswithseparatepeopletopreserveanddeveloptheirseparatepersonalitiesandkeeptheirrelationship

fresh。

Fortoomanyhighlyintelligentworkingwomen，homerepresentschoreobligations，becausethehusbandonlytoleratesherworkanddoesnotparticipateinhouseholdchores。Fortoomanyhighlyintelligentworkingmen，homerepresentsdullnessandcomplaints－fromanover－dependentwifewhowillnotgathercouragetomakeherownlife。

Insuchanatmosphere，thepartnersgrowfurtherandfurtherapart，bothloveandlikingdisappearing。Fortoomanycoupleswithchildren，thechildrenareallowedtocommandalltimeandattention，allowingthecouplenotimetodeveloplikingandfriendship，aswellaslove，allottingthemexclusiveparentalroles。

75。Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT？

A。Friendshipinmarriagemeansdaily，year－longcohabitation。

B。Friendshipcanbekeptfreshbybothseparateandsharedinterests。

C。Friendshipinmarriageisbasedondevelopingsimilarinterests。

D。Friendshipinmarriageisbasedondevelopingseparateinterest。

76。Thepassagesuggeststhatmarriedcouplesbecome___。

A。unfriendlywithguests

B。uninterestedinguests

C。hostilewhenguestshaveleft

D。quietwhenguesthaveleft

77。Thepassageseemstoindicateattheendthatchildren___。

A。helpcouplesreinforcetheirfriendship

B。makenoimpactonthequalityoffriendship

C。mayposeobstaclesinmaritalfriendship

D。commandlesstimeandcarethanexpected

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SendingachildtoschoolinEnglandisastepwhichmanyparentsdonotfindeasytotake。Intheory，atleast，theproblemisthatthereareverymanychoicestomake。Letustrytolistsomeofthealternativesbetweenwhichparentsareforcedtodecide。Tobeginwith，theymayaskthemselveswhethertheywouldliketheirchildtogotoasingle－sexschooloraco－educationalschool。Theymayalsoconsiderwhetherheshouldgotoaschoolwhichisconnectedtoaparticularchurchorreligiousgroup，orwhethertheschoolshouldhavenosuchconnections。AnotherdecisionisWhethertheschoolshouldbeoneofthevastmajorityfinancedbytheStateoroneoftheverysmallbutinfluentialminorityofprivateschools，thoughthischoiceis，ofcourse，onlyavailabletothesmallnumberofthosewhocanpay。Alsoconnectedwiththequestionofmoneyiswhetherthechildshouldgotoaboardingschoolorliveathome。Thenthereisthequestionofwhatthechildshoulddoatschool。Shoulditbeaschoolwhosecurriculumlaysemphasis，forinstance，onnecessaryskills，suchasreading，writingandmathematics，oronewhichpaysmoreattentiontodevelopingthechild’spersonality，morally，emotionallyandsocially。Finally，withdissatisfactionwithconventionaleducationasgreatasitisinsomecirclesinEnglandandcertainlyintheUSA，thequestionmightevenariseintheparents’mindsastowhetherthechildshouldbecompelledtogotoschoolatall。Althoughinpractice，someparentsmaynotthinktwiceaboutanyofthesechoicesandsendtheirchildtotheonlyschoolavailableintheimmediateneighbourhood，anyparentwhoisinterestedenoughcaninsistthatasmanychoicesaspossiblebemadeopentohim，andthesystemistheoreticallysupposedtoprovidethem。

78。Parentsfindchoosingaschoolhardbecause___。

A。thereisalimitednumberofchoices

B。someschoolsareveryexpensive

C。someschoolsaregovernmentschools

D。theyarefacedwithavarietyofoffers

79。Accordingtothepassage，someparents，ifallowed，mightlettheirchildrenstayathomebecausethey___。

A。don’tfindconventionaleducationsatisfactory

B。don’tknowhowtochooseamongdifferentschools

C。intendtoeducatetheirchildrenthemselves

D。findconventionaleducationtooexpensivetopayfor

80。Whatisimpliedattheveryendofthepassage？

A。Mostparentsareunconcernedaboutthechoicesavailabletothem。

B。Interestedparentscanrequestmoreschoolchoicesbeopentothem。

C。Theeducationalsystemmaynotprovideasmanychoicesasexpected。

D。Mostparentsusuallysendtheirchildrentotheschoolsnearby。閱讀A

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TEXTA

短文大意：本文講述Mrs．McGillicuddy在乘火車經(jīng)過一個(gè)站臺(tái)前后的一段奇特見聞。

66．答案：B

【參考譯文】當(dāng)McGillicuddy夫人乘坐的火車經(jīng)過車站時(shí)，它如何？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文開頭就說“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(xiàng)B為正確答案。

67．答案：A

【參考譯文】McGillicuddy夫人是一個(gè)怎樣的人？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】這篇短文有很多細(xì)節(jié)描寫，如有幾列火車，各列車何時(shí)加速何時(shí)減速，怎么樣平行行駛，在不同的時(shí)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(shù)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(gè)善于觀察的人。

68．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(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第四段說“Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf－rosetoherfeet”，即可怕的景象嚇得她發(fā)呆，故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。

69．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(bào)？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文倒數(shù)第二段說“…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(bào)是不起任何作用的，也就是說她認(rèn)為這樣做沒什么意義，故選項(xiàng)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。

70．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(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第一段第一句說“Iamoneofthemanycitypeople…ifitweren’tformyjobIwould…”說明作者是在城里工作，故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。

71．答案：A

【參考譯文】根據(jù)作者的意見，下列哪一項(xiàng)不會(huì)引起城里人不幸福？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第二段描寫的是城市生活的弊端。由“Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappear…peopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhellotoeachother．”可知，城市生活“l(fā)ackofcommunication”；由“Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks，noisy，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。

72．答案：C

【參考譯文】根據(jù)短文，在鄉(xiāng)村不容易買到的東西是哪一項(xiàng)？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第三段倒數(shù)第二句說“Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem，andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown。”，即住在一個(gè)小村莊里，購(gòu)物是一個(gè)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(yīng)是designerclothes。

73．答案：C

【參考譯文】根據(jù)短文，用下列哪一個(gè)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。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第四段最后一句說“Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivity…theunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages．”即他們一般還是比較敏感的，……他們也把某些改變強(qiáng)加給當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)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(rèn)為作者會(huì)搬遷到農(nóng)村去嗎？

【試題分析】本題為推理題。

【詳細(xì)解答】最后一段說“I’mkeenontheidea，butyouseethere’smycat，Toby。I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass。Imean，canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm？No，hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation－coalfireanyevening?！弊髡咭运呢垶槔f他沒有把握它一定會(huì)喜歡新鮮空氣及到草地練習(xí)，并在最后作了否定的答復(fù)?？梢?，作者是不會(huì)去農(nóng)村生活的

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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(jù)短文，下列哪一種說法是正確的？

【試題分析】本題為概括題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第四段說“Asinallfriendship，ahusbandandwifemusttrytointeresteachother，andtospendsufficienttimesharingabsorbingactivitiestogivethemcontinuingcommoninterests。Butatthesametimetheymustspendenoughtimeonseparateinterestswithseparatepeopletopreserveanddeveloptheirseparatepersonalitiesandkeeptheirrelationshipfresh?！奔凑缢杏亚橐粯?，夫婦必須盡力保持對(duì)彼此的興趣，給予充足的時(shí)間來分享有趣的活動(dòng)，以不斷提供共同興趣；同時(shí)還必須花費(fèi)足夠的時(shí)間于個(gè)人興趣方面，以保持獨(dú)立的個(gè)性，并使他們的關(guān)系保持新鮮。選項(xiàng)B全面地概括了這短話的意思，故為正確答案。

76．答案：D

【參考譯文】短文認(rèn)為以婚夫婦變得怎樣？

【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】短文第三段