1、海天教育秋季四级传统阅读专项高分指导课讲义张培海天教育2014年秋季四级阅读高分专项内部讲义 编讲:张培 2014年10月秋季最新版本次课程的理念与达到的目的:基本功+解题思路=阅读高分备考必须明确的两大核心问题:1、阅读理解到底考什么2、如何备考基本功训练:-题源阅读深度理解与分析1、The World Health Organization issued a mixed report Tuesday on progress in the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, noting that the number of ne
2、w cases isdropping in some areas that had been hit hard by the virus earlier this year. But the disease is spreading across a broader geographical region, including along the Ivory Coast border, and continues to be rampant in some capital cities.3、At current rates, there will likely be 5,000 to 10,0
3、00 new cases a week in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea by Dec. 1, Aylward said in the conference call. To stop the outbreak, the WHO is pushing a plan to make sure that 70 percent of burials are safe and that 70 percent of sick patients are in treatment by then.3、ALISON (Advance Learning Interactiv
4、e Systems Online), a global online education company based in Ireland, has been providing a free massive open onlinecourse, known as a MOOC, to thousands of people in West Africa in an effort to educate them about preventing the spread of Ebola, a disease that has claimed the lives of nearly 3,900 p
5、eople, according to an Oct. 8 update from the World Health Organization. 4、So far, more than 10,000 people have taken the ALISON course since it launched in August, and most have done so on a computer, whether at an Internet cafe or at work, the company said in a release. Some have also completed th
6、e course on a mobilephone, which is a growing platform for online education providers hoping to expand their reach to rural communities or other areas without sufficient Internet access5、After years of fat profits and bonuses, cost-cutting is once again at the top of the corporate agenda. For compan
7、ies wanting to chop out middle-management dead wood or sack factory workers, costs can vary enormously across the world. America, New Zealand and Tonga are among the most company-friendly countries, requiring no penalties or compensation to fire a full-time employee of 20 years. By contrast, a busin
8、ess in Zimbabwe must shell out well over eight years worth of pay to sack a worker. But companies in Venezuela and Bolivia are even more tiedworkers there cannot be fired at all. 传统阅读理解考点与解题思路剖析Example One : Lawyers can specialize in elder law, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nurs
9、ing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law deg
10、ree will have a license to print money, one professor says. Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was really bored with bacteria. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, I did volunteer work in retir
11、ement homes and it was very satisfying. 32. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _. A) from the adoption of the elder law B) from rendering special services to the elderly C) by enriching their professional knowledge D) by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests33.
12、Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market? A) Retirees are more generous in spending money. B) They can employ more gerontologists. C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power. D) There are more elderly people working than before. 34. Who can make big money in the new centu
13、ry according to the passage? A) Retirees who are business-minded. B) The volunteer workers in retirement homes. C) College graduates with an MBA or law degree. D) Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology. Example Two :Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some
14、point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero? Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.11.Although heroes may come from different cu
15、ltures, they _.A) generally possess certain inspiring characteristics B) probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people C) are often influenced by previous generations D) all unknowingly attract a large number of fansExample Three: New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has sh
16、runk. Its now a global village where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills. Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern busin
17、esspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts. 21.What is the authors attitude toward high-tech communications equipment ?A) Critical. B)Prejudiced. C) Indifferent. D) Positive.2
18、2.With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, business people _.A) have to get familiar with modern technology B) are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operationsC) are attaching more importance to their overseas business D) are eager to work overseasExample Four: Henry
19、Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, The business of America is business. By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. 26. The United States is a typical country _. A) which encourages free trade at home and abroad B) where peopl
20、es chief concern is how to make money C) where all businesses are managed scientifically D) which normally works according to the federal budgetExample FiveIn a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievem
21、ent and economic success, for possible answers. 16. We learn from this sentence that many Americans believe _.A) Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parentsB) Japans economic success is a result of its scientific achievementsC) Japanese preschool education emphasi
22、zes academic instructionD)Japans higher education is superior to theirsExample Six: Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are unifo
23、rms so popular in the United States?61. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality _.A) still judge a man by his clothesB) hold the uniform in such high regardC) enjoy having a professional identityD) will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniformExample
24、 Seven:In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage (饮料) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but because
25、 few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills (垃圾填埋场). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second-hand plastic. 36. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers? A) Beverage co
26、mpanies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles. B) Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling. C) A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling. D) Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on return
27、ing them. Example Eight :Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a
28、 leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than pr
29、esent types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system. When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and ma
30、ke contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the cars movements. The driver
31、 will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his
32、coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway. 21. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be_. A) its power sourceB) its driving systemC) its monitoring systemD) it
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