CET4备考四级阅读真题完全解析1.docx

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CET4备考四级阅读真题完全解析1

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic（长久的）personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.

Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.

Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae（CV）.Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:

aone-ortwo-pagedocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate（公司）culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.

●"Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof'cross-border'jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience."

●Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour'oldest'workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat.

●IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient（收件人）usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas'tertiaryeducation'intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.

21.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause________.

A）theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

B）theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

C）theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

D）theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas________.

A）isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative

B）aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

C）isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome

D）seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment

23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto________.

A）takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration

B）learnaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

C）followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

D）knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto________.

A）stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

B）givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

C）provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences

D）highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga"cross-border"career

25.Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof________.

A）thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

B）thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

C）therecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat

D）thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

文章分析】

这篇文章结构清晰，每段的主旨思想十分明确。

第一段主要讲述公司为何要跨国寻求人才，因为国内的人才匮乏。

第二段主要讲述个人为何要跨国求职，原因是多种多样的，包括为自己充电，为自己寻求需要承担更多责任的职位，让孩子接触不同的文化，自己学习一门外语等等。

第三段主要讲述求职者如何写简历，着重指出要关注文化因素，包括公司文化，国家文化，个人在做决策和雇佣的决定时所涉及的文化等等。

第三段又展开分成三个小点来阐述。

第一点讲的是教育背景和资质方面，要求不能泛泛地写个学位或职位名称，要有具体的描述。

第二点讲的是简历的格式，一般有顺时和逆时两种，多数用的是逆时写法。

第三点讲的是简历中要注意英语的变体，要知道收件人用的是用英式英语还是美式英语，或者其他的英语变体。

【重点词汇】

1.soar:

（vi.）剧增，上升，Thenumberofthepeoplewhotraveledbyairsoaredtomillions.

2.submit:

（vt.）呈递，IhavesubmittedthemotiontotheHouseofCommons.（vi.）服从，屈从，Iwillsubmittonobody.

3.embrace:

（vt.）包含，Anencyclopediaembracesagreatnumberofsubjects.（vt.）拥抱，Heembracedhisdaughtertenderly.

4.differfrom:

区别于，ThatarrangementdiffersfromtheoneIhadinmind.有分歧，Idifferfromheronthisquestion

【试题解析】

21.D分析：

文章第一段中原文“enhancedbychronic（长久的）personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent”，即长期的人才匮乏使得公司去海外寻找人才。

22.D分析：

本题可以用排除法来做。

文章第二段中第一句话“Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.”（个人寻找去海外工作的机会的原因多种多样），然后整个第二段列举了这些可能的原因，其中就包括了选项中的A（encouragescreativityandinitiative）、B（opportunitytolearnasecondlanguage），C（wantapositionwithmoreresponsibility）这三个选项是并列选项，肯定不能同时选，所以排除掉。

排除了A、B、C之后，再来看D选项，D选项意为求职者为了寻求自己或孩子的发展机遇，符合题意，A、B、C项都是为了自己的发展，第二段“exposetheirchildrentoanotherculture”这句话则是为了孩子的发展，所以两方面都有涉及，因此是正确答案。

23.A分析：

原文第三段提到“Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate（公司）culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.”即最好的（写简历的）办法是适应各种文化，包括公司文化，国家文化，以及个人在做决策和雇佣的决定时所涉及的文化因素。

而且还进一步说明，这种适应各种文化因素的挑战性在于要把两种或多种文化结合在一份简历里。

由此，可以得出，这段想要强调的内容就是写简历要把文化因素考虑进去，即A选项。

24.C分析：

原文中提到要“Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience.”即提供有关个人学习和相关经验的具体情况，与答案C相符。

25.B分析：

原文最后一段提到“findoutiftherecipient（收件人）usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.”即要搞清楚收件人是使用英式英语还是美式英语，因为英语有不同的变体。

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.

Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives（激励）,providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.

Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:

girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy（预言）becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle（恶性循环）ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.

Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.

Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis________.

A）troublesome

B）labor-saving

C）rewarding

D）expensive

27.Bysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..."（Lines45,Para.2）.theauthormeansthat________.

A）girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys

B）girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams

C）girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach

D）girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome

28.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen________.

A）womencaremoreabouteducation

B）girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

C）afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

D）parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?

A）Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.

B）Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.

C）Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.

D）Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.

30.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

A）unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

B）thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

C）themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

D）theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

【文章分析】

文章共有四段，第一段总起介绍了本文的内容，介绍了在发展中国家，对女孩子教育的投资可能比起其他的投资要有更高的回报率；女性教育的问题已经引起了经济学家的关注，并从经济刺激角度来分析女性教育的问题。

第二段承接第一段最后一句话，从经济角度分析，为什么女孩子会被剥夺受教育的机会，因为发展中国家的家长认为女孩子的价值要比男孩子少，因此造成了恶性循环。

第三段也是从经济角度来分析，受过教育的女性会有更强的挣钱能力，也会做出不同的选择，让自己的子女接受同等的教育，从而改变上述的恶性循环。

第四段总结上文，指出受过教育的女性不仅对社会有很大益处，对经济也有巨大的好处。

【重点词汇】

1.yield:

（vt.）产出，收益，Theseappletreesyieldplentyoffruitthisyear.（vi.）屈服，投降，Wewillneveryieldtoinvaders.（vt.）放弃，Hewasforcedtoyieldthecastle.

2.fail:

（vi.）失败，Hefailedineverythinghetried.（vi.）（指健康）衰退，Hishearingisfailing.（vt.）不能，Hedidverywell,butfailedtobreaktherecord.

3.impact:

（n.）影响，作用，（have/makeimpacton）Thebookmadeagreatimpactonitsreaders.（vi.）产生影响，Itisobvioushowbadmovieswillimpactonchil