2017年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀模擬試題及答案解析

書山有路勤為徑，學(xué)海無(wú)涯苦作舟2017年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀模擬試題及答案解析英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀選詞填空?Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientistssaidyesterday.?Whileelderlypeople__1__tosleepforfewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,thishasa(n)__2__effectontheirbrain'sperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,accordingtoresearch.?SeanDrummond,a.psychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,saidolderpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetteratsleeping__3__straightthroughthenight.?Moresleepinoldage,however,is__4__withbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeelbetterandmore__5__iftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.?Theabilitytosleepinonechunk(整塊時(shí)間)overnightgoesdownasweagebuttheamountofsleepweneedto__6__welldoesnotchange,DrDrummondtoldtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceconferenceinSanDiego.?It's__7__amyththatolderpeopleneedlesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,themoretheysleepliketheydidwhentheywere__8__.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswouldbenefitfrom__9__togetasmuchsleepastheydidintheir30s.That's__10__frompersontoperson,buttheamountofsleepwehadat35isprobablythesameamountasweneedat75.?[A]alert?[B]associated?[C]attracting?[D]cling?[E]continuing?[F]definitely?[G]different?[H]efficiently?[I]formally?[J]function?[K]mixed?[L]negative?[M]sufficient?[N]tend?[O]younger?答案解析：?文章大意：本文主要講述的是關(guān)于老年人睡眠的問(wèn)題：是否老年人與年輕人相比只需要較少的睡眠時(shí)間??1.Ntendtendto固定搭配;表示傾向于;符合句意;?2.Lnegative空格后是effect，前面是a(n)，由此可見(jiàn)，該處需要填入一個(gè)形容詞;題目給出的形容詞有negative,sufficient,younger;根據(jù)前后語(yǔ)意，填入negative最為恰當(dāng)，表示少的睡眠時(shí)間對(duì)大腦的活動(dòng)有負(fù)面的影響。?3.Hefficiently根據(jù)推測(cè)，該處應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)副詞，題目給出的副詞有efficiently,definitely,formally;前面提到，老年人在睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候更容易被打斷，而后面用while提出一個(gè)對(duì)比的概念，年輕人相比起來(lái)能獲得更_______的睡眠;綜合起來(lái)，選用efficiently(最有效率的)最為準(zhǔn)確。?4.Bassociatedbeassociatedwith固定搭配;表示與…聯(lián)系在一起;本句話表示更多的睡眠通常都與健康度聯(lián)系在一起;?5.Aalert先看整句話的含義，如果他們能睡更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間，他們的感覺(jué)應(yīng)該會(huì)更好以及…那么，該處應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)褒義詞，選擇alert比較恰當(dāng)，表示更加警覺(jué)，機(jī)靈;?6.Jfunction根據(jù)判斷，此處應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，剩下的動(dòng)詞有cling,function;整句話的意思是當(dāng)我們上了年紀(jì)的時(shí)候，我們一覺(jué)睡到天亮的能力下降了，但是，我們需要…的睡眠量并沒(méi)有改變;空格后的單詞是well，cling在這里并不合適，一般與to連用;選用function最為適合;?7.Fdefinitely作者在首段已經(jīng)提出這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)是一個(gè)myth，那么顯而易見(jiàn)最后一段中出現(xiàn)的myth是作為一種強(qiáng)調(diào)手段，應(yīng)填入definitely;?8.Oyounger空格的前面是whentheywere…，當(dāng)他們年輕的時(shí)候;應(yīng)填入younger;?9.Econtinuing本句的意思是我們的數(shù)據(jù)顯示老年人將從…獲益;空格的后面是得到和他們?cè)谌鄽q的時(shí)候能得到的睡眠一樣多;根據(jù)上下文意思，該處應(yīng)填入continuing;?10.Gdifferentdifferentfrom固定搭配;表示和…不同。?英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀段落匹配?TheArtofFriendship?A)OneeveningafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfinananxiety.NothingwasreallywrongmyfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.?B)Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:Hecouldn't,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.?C)Afterall,it'sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyon'reyounger--afactwomanI'vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'reinyourteensand20s,you'remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends.TherearemanypeopleI'mcomfort-ablearound,butIwouldn'tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,Danzigsays.?D)Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,Willyoubemyfriend?Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'revulnerableagain,agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta.You'reasking,'Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?'Itmakesusself-conscious.?E)Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:Iwasn'tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentytooffer.?F)We'reallsobusy,infact,thatmutualinterests--say,inaproject,class,orcausethatwealreadymaketimefor--becometheperfectcatalystsforbringingusincontactwithcandidatesforcamaraderie.MichelleMertes,35,ateacherandmotheroftwoinWausau,Wisconsin,saysanewfriendshemadeatchurchcameasapleasantsurprise.InhighschoolIchosefriendsbasedontheirpopular-ityandhowbeingpartoftheircirclemightreflectonme.Now'sit'soursharedvaluesandactivitiesthatcount.Mertessaysherpal,withwhomsheorganizedthechurch'syouthprograms,isnothinglikeherbuttheirdriveandorganizationalskillsmakethemidealfriends.?G)Happily,asawkwardasmakingnewfriendscanbe,self-esteemissuesdonotfactorin--oriftheydo,youcaneasilyputthemintoperspective.Danzigtellsofthemotherofachildinherson'spre-school,atall,beautifulwomanwhoismarriedtoabig-dealrockmusician.Isaidtomyhusband,she'stoocoolforme,'shejokes.Igetintimidatedbypeople.ButonceIgottoknowher,sheturnedouttobeprettylaid-backandfriendly.Intheendtherewasnochemistrybetweenthem,sotheydidn'tbecomegoodpals.Irealizedthatweweren'teachother'stype,butitwasn'tabouthierarchy.Whatmidlifefriendshipisabout,itseems,isreflectingthepersonyou'vebecome(orarestillbecoming)backatyourself,thusreinforcingtheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.?H)HarleneKatzman,41,alawyerinNewYorkCity,notesthatheroldestfriendsknewherbackwhenshewaslesssureofherself.Asmuchasshelovesthem,shebelievestheysometimesrespondtois-suesinlightofwhosheoncewas.Anoldchumhasthegoodsonyou.Withrecentlymadefriends,youcanturnoveranewleaf.?I)Anewfriend,chosenright,canalsohelpyoupointyourboatinthedirectionyouwanttogo.HannaDershowitz,39,anattorneyandmotherinLosAngeles,foundthatanewacquaintancefromworkwasexactlywhatsheneededinafriend.InadditiontolikingandrespectingJulia,Dershowitzhadafeelingthatthefitandathleticyoungerwomanwouldhelphertogetinshape.?J)Whileyou'rebusymakingnewfriends,rememberthatyoustillneedtonurtureyouroldones.WeaskedMarlaPaul,authorofTheFriendshipCrisis:Finding,Making,andKeepingFriendsWhenYoureNotaKidAnymore,forthebestwaystomaintaintheseimportantrelationships.Keepintouch.Yourfriendsshouldbeapriority;scheduleregularlunchdatesorcoffeecatch-upsessions,nomatterhowbusyyouare.Knowherbusiness.Keeptrackofimportanteventsinafriend'slifeandshowyoursupport.Callore-mailtoletherknowyou'rethinkingofher.Speakyourmind.Tellafriend(politely)ifsomethingshedidreallyupsetyou.Ifyoucan'tbetotallyhonest,thenyouneedtoreexaminetherelationship.Acceptherflaws.Nooneisperfect,soworkaroundherquirks--she'schronicallylate,orshe'sabitnegative--tocutdownonfrustrationandfights.Boostherego.Heartfeltcomplimentsmakeeveryonefeelgreat,sotellherhowmuchyoulovehernewsweaterorwhatagreatjobshedidonaworkproject.?46.LeslieDanzigthoughtmakingfriendsatone'smiddleageneededsomereasons.?47.Awell-chosennewfriendcanhelpyougointhedirectionthatyoulike.?48.Afewyearsagotheauthorfeltlonelyanddepressedwhenshephonedherbestfriendinanothercitywhowasmuchwantedthenbutunavailable.?49.AccordingtoKathleenHall,onemightfeelsensitiveinthefirstcurseofmakingnewfriends.?50.Midlifefriendshipcanhelpyourealizeyourdirectionoflifeandreinforcetheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.?51.InMafiaPaul'sbook,tobeabetterfriend,youshouldkeeptrackwithyourfiiends,careforyourfriend'sjob,expressyourself,acceptherflawsandcomplimentyourfriendforher/hisgooddressingandjob.?52.Fortheauthor,agirlfriendmightbetherightpersontounderstandheranderasehernegativefeeling.?53.AccordingtoMichelleMetes,midlifefriendshipisbasedonthesharedvaluesandactivities?54.Asamaturefriendseeker,theauthorfindsherselfwithenoughconfidencetoofferandtakerejectionwithgrace.?55.Withnewlymadefriends,youcanhaveachancetotakeonanewlookinyourlife.?SectionB?交友之道?A)數(shù)年前的一天晚上，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己陷入了焦慮中。事實(shí)上，一切事情祁如常，我和家人都很健康;我工作忙碌，事業(yè)有成。我只是隱隱約約感到情緒很低落，急需一個(gè)朋友能給我打打氣，跟我喝杯咖啡，聽(tīng)我盡情發(fā)泄直到煙消云散。我最好的朋友住在加州—這個(gè)國(guó)家的另一端。我撥通了她的電話，卻聽(tīng)到要求留言的錄音。陰影從此開始籠罩著我，孤獨(dú)是我沮喪的根源。我的社交生活已經(jīng)減少到幾乎沒(méi)有，但不知何故，直到那一該，我才注意到這一點(diǎn)?，F(xiàn)在，這種感覺(jué)卻狠雛地撞擊著我。戈的那些老朋友們，從大學(xué)甚至孩提時(shí)代就已深交的密友，對(duì)我了如指掌，但他們一離開，也把我生活的環(huán)境一并帶走了。?B)研究表明，缺少社交生活對(duì)人的健康會(huì)產(chǎn)生長(zhǎng)期的消極后果。還好，我妁焦慮期持續(xù)時(shí)間相當(dāng)短暫。l521在那時(shí)我需要被理解，是只有女性朋友才能理解的那種方式。我知道期望我的丈夫取代噴油的想法是錯(cuò)誤的：他不能，即使他能，我又和誰(shuí)傾訴我對(duì)丈夫的抱怨呢?于是，我下定決心要結(jié)交新朋友，目標(biāo)是像我一樣——有孩子而且關(guān)注這個(gè)世界的婦女。因?yàn)槲疫@樣交友的目的性更明確，我逐漸意識(shí)到，我是可以進(jìn)行選擇的，我實(shí)際上是可以設(shè)計(jì)我的社交生活的。當(dāng)然它的消極一面就是我感到非常害怕。?C)畢竟，在中年時(shí)期交友要比年輕時(shí)困難得多一——這是個(gè)客觀存在的顯示，與我聊過(guò)的女性曾不止一次地指出這一點(diǎn)。41歲的LeslieDanzi9是芝加哥的一位戲劇導(dǎo)演，也是一位母親，1461她的看法是，在十幾歲、二十幾歲的時(shí)候，除了有特殊理由不能成為朋友的情況，人差不多可以跟所有人成為朋友。你的大學(xué)室友，至少余因?yàn)樽叩帽容^近而成為你最好的朋友。一現(xiàn)在，我們則需要理由才能成為朋友。Danzi9說(shuō)，“有很多人，我跟他們?cè)谝黄鸬臅r(shí)候很舒服，但我不會(huì)因此稱他們?yōu)榕笥?。舒適度還不足以維持真正的友誼?！?D)一開始的時(shí)候，尋找新的伙伴的確讓入有點(diǎn)尷尬。四十歲了，我無(wú)法像我四歲的女兒那樣在操場(chǎng)上碰到人就問(wèn)：“能跟我做朋友嗎?”?！?9】每次建立一群新關(guān)系，你就會(huì)又變得脆弱了，”，KathleenHall，教牧學(xué)博士，亞特蘭大壓力研究所的創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官，贊同這一看法。她說(shuō)：“你是在問(wèn)：‘你愿意參與到我的生活中嗎?’這使我們局促不安?！?E)幸運(yùn)的是，我的不適感很快就過(guò)去了。我意識(shí)到，作為一個(gè)尋找朋友的成年人，我變得脆弱的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)其實(shí)是非常低的。如果有人不愿意接受我的請(qǐng)求，那又如何呢?我不再是個(gè)初中生，那時(shí)我可能會(huì)因?yàn)榇?4】到了我這個(gè)年紀(jì)。我已經(jīng)方足夠的自信，我以為我有足夠吸引對(duì)方的東西。?F)事實(shí)上，我們都很忙，以至于共同的興趣，譬如，我們?yōu)橹β档捻?xiàng)目、課程或事業(yè)，就成為把我們與建立伙伴關(guān)系的候選人聯(lián)系在一起的理想的催化劑。35歲的MichelleMertes是盛斯康辛州沃索地區(qū)一名教師及兩個(gè)孩子的母親，她說(shuō)在教會(huì)結(jié)交的新朋友對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)是一份驚53】Mertes說(shuō)，上中學(xué)對(duì)，我是根據(jù)他們的受歡迎程度以及成為她們?nèi)ψ拥囊粏T可能對(duì)或盧生的影響來(lái)選擇朋友的?，F(xiàn)在，共同的價(jià)值觀和參加的勞動(dòng)則成為我選擇朋友的關(guān)鍵因素。二她與一起組織教會(huì)的青年項(xiàng)目的好朋友，雖然性格不同，但她們的干勁和組織能力使她們成為彼此的理想好友。?G)令人高興的是，盡管結(jié)交新朋友是一件尷尬的事情，但自尊問(wèn)題不是結(jié)交朋友需要考慮的因素—～否則，如果將自尊問(wèn)題作為結(jié)交朋友的考慮因素，你也能很容易地洞察這一點(diǎn)。Danzig講述了她兒子所在的幼兒園的一個(gè)孩子的母親的故事。那位女士身材高大，美麗動(dòng)八，嫁給了一位有名的搖滾音樂(lè)家?！傲?，”她開玩笑道?！爸車娜硕几嬲]我要警惕。但是，當(dāng)我跟她混熟了，才發(fā)現(xiàn)她原來(lái)是個(gè)非常悠閑而友好的人?！弊罱K，她們之間因?yàn)闆](méi)有“化學(xué)反應(yīng)”，沒(méi)能成為好朋友?！拔乙庾R(shí)到，我們不是同一類人，但這跟社會(huì)地位沒(méi)有關(guān)系?！薄?0】現(xiàn)在看來(lái)：中年友誼似乎能反應(yīng)你所屬的類型(或正在成為的類型)，從而加強(qiáng)你在生活中取得的進(jìn)展。?H)41歲的HarleneKatzman是紐約市的一名律師，她認(rèn)為，在她無(wú)法確定自已是否變樣的時(shí)候，最老的朋友知道她原來(lái)的樣子。她依然非常愛(ài)她們，她相信她們有時(shí)對(duì)問(wèn)題的反應(yīng)能夠反映出她曾經(jīng)的樣子，55】而跟新交的朋友在一起：紜可以翻開新的一頁(yè)。?I)【47】新朋友，如果選擇對(duì)了的話，還可以幫助找到航行的方向。39歲的HannaDershowitz是洛杉磯的一名律師，也是一位母親。她發(fā)現(xiàn)，她在工作中新結(jié)交的一個(gè)人，Julia，正是她需要的好友。除了喜歡和尊重Julia，Dershowitz有一種感覺(jué)，這個(gè)健康且從事運(yùn)動(dòng)事業(yè)的年輕女性能幫助她保持身材。?J)當(dāng)你忙著結(jié)交新朋友時(shí)，請(qǐng)記住，你仍需要與老朋友們培養(yǎng)感情。我們請(qǐng)MariaPaul友、結(jié)交朋友與保持友情》的作者，告訴我們維持這些重要關(guān)系的最佳途徑。保持聯(lián)系。朋友至上。無(wú)論你有多忙，都要抽空定期與朋友吃頓飯或者喝杯咖啡閑聊。了解她的事業(yè)。知道朋友生活中經(jīng)歷的重要事件，并適時(shí)表示你的支持，打電話或者發(fā)郵件讓她知道你時(shí)刻都在想著她。坦誠(chéng)相待。如果朋友確實(shí)做了讓你懊惱的事情，一定要(委婉地)告訴她。如果你不能完全坦誠(chéng)的話，就需要重新審視這段關(guān)系。包容她的缺點(diǎn)。人無(wú)完人，因此不要糾結(jié)于她的怪癖～她經(jīng)常遲到或者她有一點(diǎn)消極——以減少挫折和斗爭(zhēng)。滿足她的自尊。真心的贊美使人感覺(jué)良好，所以要告訴她，你多喜歡她的新毛衣，她做了多么偉大的工作。?46.LeslieDanzigthoughtmakingfriendsatone’Smiddleageneededsomereasons.LeslieDanzig認(rèn)為在中年交朋友需要一些理由。?【解析】C)。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)句子關(guān)鍵詞LeslieDanzi9和makingfriendsalone’Smiddleage可定位至Cl段。該段中Danzi9說(shuō)在十幾、二十幾歲的時(shí)候，基本上可以和所有人交朋友，但現(xiàn)在需要充分的理由才能交到朋友，舒適度不足以維持真正的友誼?？梢?jiàn)她認(rèn)為中年交友需要。一些理由。?47.Awell—chosennewfriendcanhelpyougointhedirectionthatyoulike.選擇得當(dāng)?shù)男屡笥涯軒湍愠阆蛲姆较蚯斑M(jìn)。yourself,acceptherflawsandcomplimentyourfriendforher/hisgooddressingandjob.MariaPaul的書中寫到，要成為更好的朋友，你應(yīng)該和朋友保持聯(lián)系，關(guān)心朋友的工作，表達(dá)自己的思想，包容朋友的缺點(diǎn)，贊揚(yáng)朋友。?【解析】J)。歸納題。根據(jù)句子中的MariaPaul’Sbook可定位至文章末段。該段列舉如何鞏固和朋友的關(guān)系。句子是對(duì)整段的概括總結(jié)。?52.Fortheauthor,agirlfriendmightbethefightpersontounderstandheranderasehernegativefeelin9.?對(duì)作者來(lái)說(shuō)，她需要一位女性朋友理解和化解自己的負(fù)面感受。?【解析】B)。細(xì)節(jié)題。由句子中的therightperson和understand等字眼定位至B)段。作者提到只有女性的朋友才能理解她的感受。?53.AccordingtoMichelleMertes，midlifefriendshipisbasedonthesharedvaluesandactivities?MichelleMertes認(rèn)為中年友誼的基石是共同的價(jià)值觀和參與的活動(dòng)。?【解析】F)。細(xì)節(jié)題。由句子中的MichelleMertes可定位至F)段。Mertes說(shuō)：上中學(xué)時(shí)，我是根據(jù)她們的受歡迎程度以及成為她們?nèi)ψ拥囊粏T可能對(duì)我產(chǎn)生的影響來(lái)選擇朋友的?，F(xiàn)在，共同的價(jià)值觀和參加的活動(dòng)則成為我選擇朋友的關(guān)鍵因素。?54.Asamaturefriendseeker,theauthorfindsherselfwithenoughconfidencetoofferandtakerejecfionwithgrace.?作為一名成熟的交友者，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有足夠的自信發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)和坦然接受拒絕。?【解析】E)。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)句子關(guān)鍵詞amaturefriendseeker和offe“'ejection可定位至E)段。該段中作者指出自己已經(jīng)成熟，能坦然接受對(duì)方的拒絕，也保有自信，相信自己有魅力。?55.Withnewlymadefriends，youCanhaveachancetotakeonanewlookinyourlife.?和新朋友一起，你有機(jī)會(huì)呈現(xiàn)新面貌。?【解析】H)。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)句子關(guān)鍵詞takeonanewlook可定位至E段末句。而跟新交的朋友在一起，你可以翻開新的一頁(yè)。Takeonanewlook和takeoveranewleaf是同類表述。?英語(yǔ)四級(jí)仔細(xì)閱讀一?Inmanytraditionalsocietiesawoman'sroleisrestrictedtothatofmother(forthecontinuationoftherace),andsheisconfinedtofamilyandhouseholdactivities,includinghelpoutinthefieldandmarket.Insomeethnic(種族的)communitiesinIndonesia,eventoday,womenaresupposedtodothehardlaborinthericefields,whilementakeiteasyintheircoffeeshops.?WhenIvisitedtheislandofTimorineasternIndonesiain1987,Iwastoldbyfriendsthatintheinterioroftheislands,whereroadsarestillnon-existent,villagerstraveledtomarketeitheronfootoronhorseback.Itwasacommonsighttoseethehusbandridingahorse,withhiswifewalkingbehindhimcarryingaheavybundleofproduceonherheadtothemarket.OntheislandofAlor,alsoineasternIndonesia,Imetanoldmanagedabout80years,proudlyboastingtomethathehadninewives.ButyouareaCatholic,Isaidtohim.Howcouldyouhaveninewives?Hesmiled,andsaid:Imarriedonlyonceinchurch,buttheothereightwivesImarriedaccordingtoourtraditionallaws.InmanyethniccommunitiesinIndonesiathegoodwomanorwifeisonewhoobeyherhusband,whodoesnotgoaroundgossiping,whocleansherhomeandcooksgoodfoodforthefamily,whoisdiligentinthefield,whodoesnotvisitfriendstoomuch,andwhogivesbirthoflotsofchildren,especiallyboys.?InIndonesiamanyyearsagothewivesofgovernmentworkersormembersofthearmedforceswereorganizedintowomen'sorganizations.Theleadershipofthesewomen'sorganizationswassetupaccordingtothehierarchicalpositionsofthemembers'husbands.Forexample,theorganizationofwomenofpersonnelofagovernmentministrywouldautomaticallyhaveasitschairpersonthewifeoftheministeratthenationallevel,andthechairpersonoftheprovincialorganizationwouldbethewifeofthegovernor,andsoontotheloweradministrativelevels.Itisamazinghowawomanwhomayhaveaninterestinbeingaleaderneverthelessautomaticallybecomesachairpersonbecauseoftheofficialpositionofherhusband.Whenthehusbandisnolongerministerorgovernor,shealsoautomaticallylosesherposition.Manyofthesewomenhavecomplainedtomethattheyfeelthisisastraitjacket(約束物)imposedonthem,buttheyfeeltheyhavetoaccepttheroleforthesakeofsafeguardingtheirhusbands'careers.?26.InsomeethnicdistrictsinIndonesiawomenshould_______.?A.dohouseholdactivitiesB.givebirthofchildren?C.dothehardlaborinthefieldsD.alloftheabove?27.Inthe2ndparagraphroadsmeans_______.?A.someroadsB.highways?C.countryroadsD.heavyroads?28.WhatdoesthequestionHowcouldyouhaveninewives?imply??A.Theoldmanistoooldtohaveninewives.?B.Theoldmanshouldn'thavehadninewives.?C.TheoldmancouldmarryonlyoncebecauseheismemberoftheChurchofRome.?D.TheoldmancouldhaveonlyawifeforheisaChristian.?29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3??A.Women'sorganizationsweresetupinthegovernmentadministrativelevelsandthearmedforces.?B.Theheadofthewomen'sorganizationofaprovincemustbethewifeofthegovernor.?C.Alltheleadersofthewoman'sorganizationsenjoyedtheirroles.?D.Thewifeofagovernorlosesherleadingpositionforthesakeofherhusband.30.Theclosestrestatementofthelastsentencein,the3rdparagraphis______.?A.manywomenwouldhatetobethechairpersonwithoutconsideringtheirhusband'scareers?B.manygovernors'wivescomplaintheyhavetoacceptthechairpersonroles?C.manywomenareforcedtobecometheleadersofwomen'sorganizationsinordertoprotecttheirhusband'sprofession?D.manygovernors'wivesfeelitnecessarytoaccepttheroles?答案：?26.D27.B28.C29.C30.C?英語(yǔ)四級(jí)仔細(xì)閱讀二?Thefuturepopulationwillbeolderthantoday,andthisinturnwillchangethepatternsofsocialdemands.However,Mexicowillstillbefarfromtheagingsocietiesthatwillmostlikelyprevail(占優(yōu)勢(shì))intheindustrializedcountries.Inlessthan25years,thecountrywillhavetoaddalmostasmuchinfrastructureasithasalreadybuiltuptonow,simplytomaintainservicesandproductionatthecurrentlevels.Thiswillbeatremendouschallenge,althoughasimilaronewasfacedsuccessfullyintherecentpast,whenavailableinfrastructurewasdoubledintwodecadesorso.ItisnowonderthatmuchhasbeensaidabouttheneedtoreduceorpreferablyhaltMexico'spopulationcontrolwhichistakenforgrantedasbothgoodandnecessary.Ithasalsogainedsupportersinthedevelopingworld,andMexicoisnoexception.Buttheargumentsaboutpopulationarecomplicated,asthefollowingdiscussionillustrates.?EvenifMexico'spopulationreaches125millionbytheyear2010,itspopulationdensityisstillsmallerthanthe1985populationdensityofsome50countries.ByinternationalstandardsMexicowillstillnotbeoverpopulatedbytheyear2010.Ifwealthisgeneratedbypeople,themoreindividualsthereare,thegreaterthewealththatpotentiall