英语四级阅读真题.docx

1、英语四级阅读真题2018 年 12 月大学英语四级阅读真题选词填空Part Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with tenblanks. You are required to select one word for each blank froma list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully be

2、fore making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre. You may not use any of the wordsin the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based onthe following passage.Milli

3、ons die early from air pollution each year. Air pollutioncosts the global economy more than $5 trillion annually inwelfare costs, with the most serious 26 occurring in thedeveloping world. The figures include a number of costs 27with air pollution. Lost income alone amounts to $225 billion ayear. Th

4、e report includes both indoor and outdoor air pollution.Indoor pollution, which includes 28 like home heating andcooking, has remained 29 over the past several decades despiteadvances in the area. Levels of outdoor pollution have grownrapidly along with rapid growth in industry and transportation.Di

5、rector of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ChrisMurray 30 it as an “urgent call to action. ”“ One of the riskfactors for premature deaths is the air we breathe, over whichindividuals have little 31 , ”he said. The effects of air pollutionare worst in the developing world, where in some pl

6、aceslost-labor income 32 nearly 1% of GDP. Around 9 in 10 peoplein low-and middle-income countries live in places where they33 experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution. Butthe problem is not limited 34 to the developing world.Thousands die prematurely in the U.S. as a result of relatedil

7、lnesses. In many European countries, where diesel( 柴油 ) 35have become more common in recent years, that number reachestens of thousands.A)ability B)associated C)consciously D)constantE)control F)damage G)described H)equalsI)exclusively J)innovated K)regularlyL)relates M)sources N)undermine O)vehicle

8、s答案： 26. F damage (损害) 27. B associated (与 有联系)28. M sources (来源 ) 29. D constant (不断的， 常存在的 )29. G described (描述) 31. E control ( 控制) 32. H equals (等同于) 33. K regularly ( 经常地 ) 34. I exclusively ( 仅仅，唯一地) 35. O vehicles (车辆)解析：26. F damage 空格所在句子的含义为： 空气污染每年在福利费用方面给全球经济造成 5 万多亿损失，最大的 . .发生在发展中国家。根据

9、上下文可知这里应该填入一个跟损失有关联的词汇， 另外在语法上这里应该填入一个名词 devastating，“具有破坏力的 ”修饰，所以我们应该可以确定答案为damage， “损害 ”n.27. B associated 空格所在句子的含义为：这个福利数字包含许多与空气污染 . .的福利费用，比如健康与消费。根据语法上判断，这里应该填入一个过去分词做 costs 的后置定语，另外从语义上判断， associated with air pollution 做 cost的后置定语，表示与空气污染相关的费用，语义上也符合上下文语境。28. M sources 空格所在的句子的含义为：室内污染，包括像暖

10、气和做饭一样的 . .。从语法上判断这里应该填入名词，并且这个名词是一个大范围的词可以包括暖气和做饭，另外从语义上判断 sources like home heating and cooking 表示像暖气和做饭一样的来源也符合上下文语境。Part Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage withten statements attached to each statement contains informationgive

11、n in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived. You may choose a paragraphmore than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answerthe questions by marking the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2.Food-as-Medicine Movement Is Witnessing ProgressA Severa

12、l times a month, you can find a doctor in the aisles ofRalph?s market in Huntington Beach, California, wearing awhite coat and helping people learn about food. On one recentday, this doctor was Daniel Nadeau, wandering the cereal aislewith Allison Scott, giving her some idea on how to feed kidswho p

13、ersistently avoid anything that is healthy. “Have youthought about tryin g fresh juices in the morning? ” he asks her.“The frozen oranges and apples are a little cheaper, and fruitsare really good for the brain. Juices are quick and easy toprepare, you can take the frozen fruit out the night before

14、andhave it ready the next morning. ”B Scott is delighted to get food advice from a physician who isprogram director of the nearby Mary and Dick Allen DiabetesCenter, part of the St. Joseph Hoag Health alliance. The center?s,Shop with Your Doc? program sends doctors to the groc erystore to meet with

15、any patients who sign up for the service, plusany other shoppers who happen to be around with questions.C Nadeau notices the pre-made macaroni (通心粉 )-and-cheeseboxes in Scott?s shopping cart and suggests she switch to wholegrain macaroni and real cheese. “So I?d have to？m”a kseh ei tasks, her enthusiasm fading at the thought of how long thatmight take, just to have her kids reject it. “ I?m not sure theeat it. They just won?t eat it. ”D Nadeau says sugar and processed foods are big contributorsto the rising diabetes rates among children. “ In America, ovepercent of our