大学英语四级复习题.docx

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大学英语四级复习题

大学英语（四级）复习题

大学英语（四）复习题

一、阅读理解

Passage1

Wheneconomictimesarefierceitisgenerallythoughtthatthepawn-brokingindustryflourishes.LynadDamario.RegionaldirectorofAlbemarle&Bonasaid“Thereareincreasingnumbersofpeoplefromallwalksoflifewhoarefindingthemselvesinasituationwherethebanksareunabletohelp,soourbusinessisgrowing,”ThatunwillingnessbybankstolendhashelpedearntheU.K’sbiggestpawnbrokera47percentriseinprofits.

Atatimewhenthepriceofgoldisrisinginvalue,itisprobablyunsurprisinghthatsalesofsecondhandjewelryaccountedfor75percentofthefirm;stotalsales.Harvey&Thompson,oneofBritain’sbiggestpawnbrokers,hasseenbusinessincreaseby11percentinrecentmonths.AspokeswomanforH&T.saidthatconsumersaremoreawareoftheideaofsellingtheirpossessionsbecauseofthepopularityofonlinesales.Peoplearemoreawarenowthattheycanraisecashbysellingthingstheydon’tneed.

Pawnbrokersgivecustomrsmoneyinreturnforanobjectwhichisheldassecurityuntilthecustomerpaysofftheloanplusanyinterestcharges.Nocreditchecksareneededandoncetheitemisvaledandarateofinterestagreed,thecustomercanleavewiththemoneyJewelryandwatchesarepawnedmostoften.

AccordingtotheNatioalPawnbrokersAssociation,around88percentofpawnedgoodsarerecovered.Butwhatiftheworsthappensandyouareunabletopayfortheitematendpftheloanperiod?

Youcanusuallyextendthelengthofborrowing.Ifyoucannotdothis,asalastresort,thepledgewillgetsoldoff,butitisgenerallynotinthepawnbroker’sinteresttodoso.Particularlyasmanyogthemthriveonrepeatcustomers.

1.Pawnbrokingindustryflourisheswheneconomictimesarefiercebecause_______.

A.Thepawnbrokerscanhelptheircustomerstogetmoneyfrombanks

B.Theircustomerscouldgetmoneyfromthepawnbrokerswhiletheycannotborrowmoneyfromthebanks.

C.Thecustomersareabletobuygoodsfromthepawnbrokersatlowerprice.

D.thepawnbrokerscansellgoodsonline.

2.Harvey&Thompson,aspawnbroker,__________.

A.IsthebiggestpawnbrokerinBritain

B.Hasits75%profitfromsellingsecondhandjewelry

C.Sellsthesecurityonlinesometimes

D.Keepsitsbusinessincreasingby11%eachmonth

3.Whenthecustomerhasenoughmoneytogethispawnedgoodsbank,__________

A.hejustpaystheloantothepawnbroker

B.heasksthepawnbrokertosellgoods.

C.hemustpaythepawnbrokertheloanandinterest

D.hewouldjustpaytheinterestcharge

4.AccordingtotheNationalPawnbrokersAssociation,________

A.mostofthepawnedgoodshavebeenboughtbackbytheiroriginalowners

B.88%ofthepawnedgoodsarekeptbythepawnbrokersforever

C.Mostofthepawnedgoodswillbesold

D.Thepawnbrokersaskthebankstobuythepawnedgoods

5.Ifthecustomercannotpayforthepawnedgoodsattheendoftheloanperiod,_______________.

A.Thepawnbrokerislikelytosellthepawnedthegoodsforhisowninterest

B.Hecanextendthelengthoftimeofborrowing

C.hecanborrowmoneyfromthebank

D.thepawnedgoodswillbepressedinthepawnbrokerforalongtime.

Passage2

Marsis500timesfatherawayfromEarththanthemoon,butscientistssayitwillsomedaybepossibletosendhumansthere,ifthefinancialandtechnologicalbarrierscanbeovercome.

Currentcostestimatesexceed$500billion–althoughspaceplanersatNASAandelsewherearetryingtofigureouthowtobringthatpricetagdown.

Therewouldbegreatdangers,includingexposuretoradiationfarstrongerthananythingpastastronautshaveexperienced.Theweightlessnessduringthreetofour–year-longmissioncouldcarryadditionalrisks,duetomuscle-wasting,heartproblems,bonelossorsleeplessness.

Therewouldalsobetechnologicalchallenges,suchasfindingsourceoffuelforthereturntrip.Yearsago,rocketscientistRobertZubrinsuggestedthatrobotscouldusematerialsonMarsitselftomanufacturefuelinadvanceofahumanmission,andengineersarefleshingoutthatplan.

“wewouldsendhumansonasecondmission,andtheirfueltogethomewouldbewaitingforthem,”explainedDavaNewman,aresearcherattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

Thebiggestchallengeofall,however,couldbemerelylivingwithfourorsixastronautsforthreeorfouryearsinanareanolongerthanasmallhousetrailer.

“Thetoughestthingisthatyouarejustawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saidretiredastronautNormanThagard,whospend115dayswithtwoRussiansontheMirspacestationin1995.Itisanisolatedenvironment.”

Thegroupwouldalmostcertainlyincludemenandwomen.Whataboutthesocialdynamicsoverfouryears?

“Ithinkthereisarightwaytodothat,:

Newmansaid,”Somepeoplecangetalongquitewell.Potentially,yousendcouples,marriedfolks--It