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英语专四真题及答案
2001英语专四真题及答案
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SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN。
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Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggested
answersmarkedA,B,CandD。
Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer。
Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet。
TEXTA
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。
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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;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld。
Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhellotoeachother。
Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether。
Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp。
Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo。
Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities。
There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie。
Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,andforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown。
Thecity-dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet。
What,then,istheanswer?
Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff:
thecitybreedsafeelingofisolation,andconstantnoisebattersthesenses。
Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreofthings,andthatlifedoesn’tcometoanendathalf-pastnineatnight。
Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromisebetweenthetwo:
theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”byleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities。
Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleavebehind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages。
Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning”tothelocalsastheypassby。
I’mkeenontheidea,butyouseethere’smycat,Toby。
I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass。
Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?
No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyevening。
70。
Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor___。
A。
usedtoliveinthecountry
B。
usedtoworkinthecity
C。
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。
TEXTC
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
TEXTD
SendingachildtoschoolinEnglandisastepwhichmanyparentsdonotfindeasytotake。
Intheory,atleast,theproblemisthatthereareverymanychoicestomake。
Letustrytolistsomeofthealternativesbetweenwhichparentsareforcedtodecide。
Tobeginwith,theymayaskthemselveswhethertheywouldliketheirchildtogotoasingle-sexschooloraco-educationalschool。
Theymayalsoconsiderwhetherheshouldgotoaschoolwhichisconnectedtoaparticularchurchorreligiousgr