英語四級閱讀理解旅遊篇
2019年6月大學英語四級閱配殲讀理解培猛沖訓練：夢
Of all the components of a good night's sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by thelate 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just "mental noise"-the random byprocts of the neural repair work that goes on ring sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is "off line." And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better. "It's your dream," says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychologyat Chicago's Medical Center, "if you don't like it, change it."
he link between dreams and emotions shows up among the patients in Cartwright's clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated ring the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events-until, it appears, we begin to dream.
知脊And this process need not be left to the unconscious. Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream. Visualizehow you would like it to end instead; the next time it occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course. With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.
At the end of the day, there's probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or "we wake up in panic," Cartwright says. Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased people's anxiety. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist. For the rest of us, the brain has its ways of working through bad feelings.Sleep-or rather dream-on it and you'll feel better in the morning.
練習題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.By saying that 「dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat," (Lines 4-5, Para. 1) the researchers mean that _______.
A.we can think logically in the dreams too
B.dreams can be brought under conscious control
C.dreams represent our unconscious desires and fears
D.dreams can help us keep our mood comparatively stable
2.What did Cartwright find in her clinic?
A.Most bad dreams were followed by happier ones.
B.Divorced couples usually have more bad dreams.
C.One』s dreaming process is related to his emotion.
D.People having negative feelings dream more often.
3.Cartwright believed with much practice，we can learn to _____.
A.control what dreams to dream
B.sleep well without any dreams
C.wake up in time to stop the bad dreams
D.identify what is upsetting about the dreams
4.The author points out that a person who has constant bad dreams should ______
A.learn to control his dreams
B.consult a doctor
C.sleep and dream on it
D.get rid of anxiety first
5.The author most probably thinks that controlling dreams is ______.
A.a good practice
B.a new discovery
C.helpful for everyone
D.not essential for everyone
參考答案及解析
1.[D] 詞義理解題。在第1段第4句中，逗號後面的regulating moods是對emotional thermostat的功能進行解釋說明，因此可以推斷出選項D正確。
2.[C] 事實細節題。最具干擾的是選項A，因為其陳述與第2段第2句的陳述有點相似,但是，此長句說的是大多數人上半夜做噩夢，之後都會做好夢，而不是像選項A中所說大多數噩夢之後是好夢。而且，根據本段第1 句，很明顯，選項C是這一句的近義替換。
3 [C] 推理判斷題。本題考査對代詞的理解。在第3段的最後一句中，代詞it應指上文說到的控制噩夢，及時醒來等做法，因此只有選項C涉及了其中一個做法。選項A太泛了，選項B和D在文中並無提及。
4.[B] 事實細節題。本題考查根據構詞法猜測詞義的能力。解題關鍵是推斷最後一段第3句中therapist的意義，在考綱詞彙表中，therapy是「治療」的意思，因此，therapist應該是專門負責某種治療的醫生，由此可見，選項B是對原文seek help from a therapist的近義替換。
5.[D] 觀點態度題。根據最後一句可以推斷作者認為如無必要，夢還是不要控制的好。做夢會讓你早上感覺舒服一些，因此本題應選D。
2019年6月大學英語四級閱讀理解訓練：機器人跳舞
The dancers stand motionless at their position and the room grows silent. But as the music starts, they began to move, bending, turning and waving their fans gracefully as they perform. a traditional Japanese dance. Yoshihiro Kuroki watches in silence, occasionally making notes. But as the dance ends, he beams with happiness. The performance has been flawless.
There have been many performances of traditional Japanese dances over the centuries, but this one is unique,because it is performed not by human dancers but by robots. And the performance takes place not in a dance studio but in a laboratory of Sony Corp.'s Entertainment Robot Co. in Shinagawa, Japan, where Kuroki isgeneral manager. He is the mastermind behind a series of even more capable humanoid entertainment robots,starting with the Sony Dream Robot, or SDR, in 1997, up to the current QRIO in 2003.
These delightful machines are only 58 cm tall, about the size of a newborn infant, weigh about 7 kg, and move with 38 degrees of freedom, each with its own servomotor(輔助馬達).
QRIO's predecessor, the SDR4X, announced in 2002, can walk, dance, sing, speak, recognize faces, and understand continuous speech. Each robot has two charge-coupled-device cameras to detect color and position andcan locate a colored ball, move toward it, and kick it into a goal. It also has contact sensors in severaljoints to avoid pinching real human fingers. Seeing the robot perform, it is difficult to remember that there is no sentience(知覺)behind those glass eyes.
練習題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.Which of the following is the most suitable title of this passage?
A.New Entertainment Robots Proced in Japan.
B.QRIO the Robot Dancers.
C.Robots Man's Best Friend.
D.An Extraordinary Performance in Sony's Lab.
2.Yoshihiro Kuroki ______.
A.is excited when the robots are performing a traditional Japanese dance
B.keeps silent because he is a little unsatisfied with the new proct
C.witnesses the creation of a series of entertainment robots
D.is an executive manager of Sony Corp.
3.Which aspect of the robots is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.The vividness of their motion.
B.Their pleasant appearance.
C.Their smart designing principles.
D.Their communicative ability.
4.The Sony Dream Robot was___
A.the first human-like entertainment robot developed by the Sony Corp
B.as capable as the QRIO of speaking,dancing,singing and walking
C.largest among all the entertainment robot developed by the Sony Corp
D.the first entertainment robot sold at the market by the Sony Corp
5.The robot can locate colored balls by mens of ____
A.a charge-coupled device
B.two cameras
C.two contacts sensors
D.a digital detector
參考答案及解析
1.[A] 主旨大意題。標題需要既全面又突出地概括文章的主題。本文先是描述「舞蹈演員」，然後揭曉這是些「機器人」(第2段第1句)，接著對Sony公司的一些機器人產品進行詳細介紹。選項A比較全面地概括了文章內容。選項B、D只是涉及細節，不能全面地概括本文的內容。而C又過於籠統，不具有針對性。
2.[C] 事實細節題。選項C符合第2段最後一句「He is the mastermind behind a series of... robots...」。仔細閱讀有關的細節信息會發現,第1段第3句可幫助否定選項A。第1段最後兩句可幫助否定選項B。另外，根據第2段倒數第2句可否定選項D。
3.[D] 事實細節題。全文分四段，分別討論機器人三方面的特點：第1段和第2段描述機器人舞蹈演員栩栩如生的表演，即選項A;第3段描寫它們的外表，即選項B;第4段介紹它們巧妙的設計，即選項C;只有選項D是沒有提到的，故為答案。
4.[A] 推理判斷題。該句中的分詞結構「starting with...」表明the Sony Dream Robot是第一個人形娛樂機器人，因此選項A正確。文章在最後一段的第1句提到兩種能說話、跳舞的機器人，但沒有提到SDR是否和它們一樣，由此可否定選項B。在第3段討論機器人大小的時候也沒有提到SDR體型最大，因此選項C不正確。選項D在文中沒有討論到。
5.[B] 事實細節題。該句中「two…cameras to...」的結構表明這兩個攝像頭可以用於定位，所以選項B正確。選項A在該句中也有提到，但它只是攝像機的工作機制，而不是用於定位的裝置。選項C在下一句提到，但與題干提到的定位功能無關。選項D在文中並未提及。
2019年6月大學英語四級閱讀理解訓練：決定嬰兒性別
Henry III didn't know much about biology. He went through six wives back in the 1500s, looking for one whocould bear him a son. Scientists now know that it's the father's sperm, not the mother's egg, which determines whether a baby is a boy or a girl. And last week researchers at the Genetics and IVF Institute, a private fertility(生育能力)center in Virginia, announced a new technique that will allow parents to choose the sex of their baby-to-be, before it has even been conceived. The scientist used a tiny laser detector to measure the DNA in millions of sperm cells as they pass single file through a narrow tube, like cattle being herded through a corral(牲口欄). In a study published last week, "girl sperm," which has more DNA—the genetic material— in each cell, was collected, while "boy sperm" was discarded. And when purified girl sperm was used to impregnate(使受孕)a group of mothers, 15 of 17 resulting babies turned out to be girls.
The researchers say that "sex selection" can also double a mother's chance of having a son and can be usedto avoid genetic diseases that affect only one gender, such as hemophilia(血友病). But some experts, like New York University fertility specialist Dr. Jamie Grifo, worry that sex selection could lead to a kind ofin uteri(子宮)discrimination, especially in cultures where sons are considered superior to daughters. "It's valuing one gender' over another," Grifo says. "I don't think that's something we should be doing." So far, patients at the institute have been asking for both boys and girls, in order to "balance" their families. And some ethics experts say that's fine, as long as parents are just looking for a little gender variety. "If you have three boys, and you want a girl," says University of Texas reproctive-law professor John Robertson, "that's not gender bias at all."
練習題：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1.The DNA in the sperm cells can be measured ______.
A.in the same way how the cattle are herded
B.when they pass through a tube one behind the other
C.after they pass through a laser tube
D.when they are scanned by a laser detector all at a time
2.The gender of the baby is decided by ______.
A.the father's DNA
B.the mother's DNA
C.the father's sperm
D.the mother's egg
3.According to this passage, the practice of "sex selection" ______.
A.can help to prevent all genetic problems
B.is totally unacceptable to ethics experts
C.was already realized five hundred years ago
D.will benefit families with certain inheritable diseases
4.Girl sperm was preferred to boy sperm in the research most probably because____
A.girl sperm contains more genetic material
B.more mother want to have girl babies
C.girl sperm is healthier and more active
D.girl sperm is more easily purified
5.It can be concluded from the passage that author』s toward」sex selection」is____
A.negative
B.positive
C.neutral
D.favorable
參考答案及解析
1.[B] 推理判斷題。解答本題的關鍵在於推斷single file的意思。該句把精子通過試管的情形與牛群被趕入牲口圈的情形作對比，結合single一詞本身的意思，可以推斷single file是「一個接一個」的意思，只有選項B能表達這個意思，由此也可否定選項D。選項A最具干擾性，原句是把精子通過試管的情形比作牛群被趕人牲口圈的情形，而選項A說的是測定精子內DNA的方法與放牧的方法相同，顯然選項A只是引用了原文的某些詞語，但表達的意思與原文卻截然不同。
2.[C] 事實細節題。第1段第3句which引導的非限制性定語從句修飾的是the father's sperm，而不是插入語the mother』s egg,因此選項C正確。
3.[D] 推理判斷題。第2段第1句中的genetic暗示有些疾病是遺傳的，即如選項D所述。第2段第1句同時表明選項A的說法是不全面的。選項B與第2段最後兩句正好相反。第1段前兩句說明選項C是錯誤的。
4.[A] 事實細節題。第1段倒數第2句中的由which引導的定語從句表明選項A的敘述正確。
5.[C] 觀點態度題。文章第2段中作者給出了一些反對者和贊成者的觀點，但是沒有加以評論，可以看出作者的態度是中立的，故選項C正確。
2. 大學英語四級作文 關於旅遊，在線等，急用
Tourism is drawing more and more attractions nowdays.Obviously there are a host of countries supporting it powerfully all over the world. In my view, I think this instry is becoming pretty important currently. What is actual is rational, so why does the travel instry become so hot today? As we all know, not only in Europe but also in China, the revenue of tourism is accounting for a large percentage. In the wake of the economic growth, people are more wealthy than ever before. It seems that they don't content with only staying at a small place because it's really ll and dry. On the contrary, they would like to go to the beautiful places that they haven't arrived before. Namely, now people are pursuing the spiritual enjoyment. I can't help but just admit it's a huge social progress of the human world.
3. 自駕游英語四級翻譯
2023年3月英語四級翻譯真題：自駕游（第一套）
近年來，越來越多的年輕人喜愛各種形式的自助旅遊。許多自助旅遊者選擇徒步或騎自行車出遊。他們自己設計路線，自帶帳篷、廚具以及其他必備的生活用品。在旅途中，自助旅遊升困者經常能夠發現一些新的美麗景點，但有時也會遇見吵敏念意想不到的困難或突發事件。遊客在旅行中擁抱自然、欣賞美景，同時也增強了自己克服困難的勇氣和野外生拿燃存的能力。
4. 2020年9月大學英語四級閱讀理解整理
【 #四六級考試# 導語】不做說話虛燃的巨人，行動的矮子。說再多的漂亮話，也不如做一件實實在在的漂亮事，行動永遠是邁向成功的第一步，想永遠只會在原地踏步。對於考試而言亦是如差胡虛此，每天進步一點點，基礎扎實一點點，通過考試就會更容易一點點。以下為「2020年9月大學英語四級閱讀理解整理」，歡迎閱讀參考！更多相關訊息請關注 ！【篇一】2020年9月大學英語四級閱讀理解做物
Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it's a girl."
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experiencewith them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy wasan accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to ecate fathers in this reconciliation (協調) process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of fathers.
It is argued by some writers that the change to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the change the wife must take to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative(創新的) adaptation. On the other hand, the father's role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.
【篇二】2020年9月大學英語四級閱讀理解
Americans are pound of their variety and indiviality, 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 uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity (身份) thanto step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-dectible (可減稅的). They are often more comfortable and more rable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of indiviality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, theytend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
【篇三】2020年9月大學英語四級閱讀理解
Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola(可樂) companies Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed aggressively, we've wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either C0ca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting.
We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic (傳統型)or Pepsi, Diet (低糖的)Coke, or Diet Pepsi-These were people who thought they'd have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand. We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers.
We eventually located 19regular cola drinkers and 27diet cola drinkers. Then we fed them four unidentifiedsamples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked themto tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants 'choices with what mere gum-work would have accomplished.
Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7out of19regular cola drinkers correctly identified theirbrand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse -only 7of27identified all four samples correctly.
While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people got all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so fatigue, or taste burn out, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.
5. 大學英語四級閱讀題問題
文中確實講的是生抄活節襲奏快的意思，但是C中的TRAVEL並沒有你想的引申義，C意為他們一直在不停快速旅遊。D中的BUSIER 就是忙碌的意思，而第一句As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation，隨著生活腳步越來越快，我們正在迅速缺失放鬆的藝術。D與文中人們生活工作越來越忙碌的意思契合。因此選D。
6. 求 近年（四級真題）閱讀理解的 中文翻譯
接樓上。偶就是淺淺。網路有字數限制，只好換個馬甲...剩下的用消息發送到您的個人中心了。
一夜之間消失了。海水吞沒了花園下面的軟石灰岩懸崖。專家還在研究這個問題時，飯店和那幾棟住房也完全消失，順著懸崖滑到海里去了。
英格蘭南海白色懸崖峭壁的腐蝕一直是個問題，不過最近幾年變得更為嚴重了。幾十座房子不能不被放棄，因為海水已經深入到內陸越來越遠的地方。專家已經研究了受影響最嚴重的一些地區，並為當地人畫出一張圖，預報哪一年他們的住宅將被飢餓的海洋所吞食。
憤怒的房主們要求政府建立海防工事以保護他們的住宅。政府的勘測員指出在大多數情況下這不可能。新的海牆要耗資幾億英鎊，而且只不過是使波浪和水流沿著海岸往前沖，把問題從一個地區轉移到另一個地區。他們說：這種危險很可能還要延續下去，直到波浪到達不像石灰岩那樣的被侵蝕的由堅硬岩石構成的內陸為止。同時，如果你要買一棟將來未卜便宜住宅，你可以向英格蘭南海岸的一個受威脅地區的房地產代理商申請。你可用最低的價格買到一棟房子，但它可能也不堪一擊的房子。
Passage Two 譯文
運動不僅是體力的挑戰，而且也是精神的挑戰。教練、父母和其他隊員的批評以及要取勝的壓力能使年輕運動員造成過分的焦慮和壓力。壓力可以是身體的、感情的和心理的，研究表明壓力能導致精疲力竭。精疲力竭一直被說成是一度愉快的活動的終止。
成年的早期歲月是了解自己的關鍵歲月。體育環境就是一個能產生有價值的經歷的地方。例如，年輕運動員能學會怎樣與他人合作、怎樣交朋友、怎樣獲得對他們終生有用的其他社會技能。教練和父母無論何時都應當意識到：他們對青少年的反饋對他們的孩子有很大的影響。青少年可能會認真考慮父母和教練的批評，並找出自己的缺點。
教練和父母應當注意：參加少年體育活動對孩子們來說不是職業。比賽的結果不應當比學習體育和其他生活訓練更重要。在現在的少年體育環境中，年輕運動員可能更擔心誰會獲勝，而不是玩得快樂和喜歡這項運動。一場比賽後許多父母和教練都集中精力在結果上，並對青少年的表現吹毛求疵。無論結果如何，都應正面支持。研究表明正面支持比批評更能激發學習的動機，對學習有更大的幫助。而且批評還能造成很大的壓力，從而使人心灰意懶。
Passage Three 譯文
人類使用的水稍低於全世界可利用的水的一半。但是缺水和乾旱正在一些地區引起飢餓和貧困，工業和農業副產品正在污染水源。因為預計全世界人口在今後50年內會翻一番，許多專家認為我們已經處於大范圍的水危機邊緣。
但這未必就是結果。如果我們現在開始比過去更珍惜水，缺水不一定會使世界為難。正像70年代石油危機之後我們開始更重視石油一樣，今天我們必須開始從新的經濟觀點來看待水。我們不能再認為我們願意用多少就用多少、願意怎麼用就怎麼用的、實際上免費的資源。
相反，除了窮人家庭需要的供水之外，政府對所有的用水都以價格反映水的實際價值。這就意味著不僅要收供水的成本費，也要收水本身的費用。
政府還應當用經濟和環保方面更穩妥的方法來供水以保護這一資源。例如，在乾旱的熱帶地區供給灌溉用水最便宜的方法可通過小規模工程進行，如：把雨水聚集到凹地里，然後用水泵送到附近的莊稼地。
無論採取什麼步驟更有效地供水，政府必須改變用水的制度和法律。與其把管理權分散到數以百計甚至數以千計的地方、區域和全國的代理機構，不如由政府設立一個中央機關來協調供水政策。
Passage Four 譯文
通過觀察速溶咖啡的出現，我們可以看到產品生命周期的過程。當它剛出現時，大多數人對它沒有像「正規的」咖啡那樣喜歡，好幾年後人們才普遍接受[引進階段]。然而，速溶咖啡曾一度名聲鵲起，而且出現許多品牌[快速發展階段]。不久之後，人們只喜歡一種品牌，銷售額平穩下來[成熟階段]。當凍干咖啡出現後，速溶咖啡銷售略有衰退[衰退階段]。
產品生命周期對商人的重要性是：產品生命周期的不同階段要求不同的策略。其目的就是延長產品生命周期，使銷售和利潤不衰減。一種策略就叫做市場調整。它意味著銷售經理尋找新用戶和市場份額。例如：你是否知道這么多的學生現在所背的背包原是為軍人設計的？
市場調整還意味著在現在顧客中尋找新增加的用途或者開辟另外一個市場，例如老人市場。商人可以重新定位產品來吸引新的市場份額。
另外一個產品擴展策略叫做產品調整。這包括改進產品質量、外貌或式樣以吸引用戶或現有用戶使用產品的新用途。美國汽車製造商把提高質量作為重新佔領世界市場的一種方法。還要注意到，汽車製造商年復一年地改變式樣以保持需求不下降。
2002年1月四級試題譯文
Passage One 譯文
一些悲觀的專家感到汽車註定要被廢棄。他們看到不久的將來有一天所有的汽車都會被拋棄，任其生銹。然而，別的權威們認為汽車還會存在。他們認為在可預見的未來的汽車仍將是城市交通的主要手段。
在以後30年中汽車毫無疑問會有重大變化。它應該變得更小、更安全和更經濟，而且不應當由汽油發動機驅動。未來的汽車應當比現在的汽車更無污染。
無論用什麼能源，將來的汽車都將依然是城市交通擁擠的主要問題。對這個問題提出的一個解決辦法就是自動公路系統。
當汽車進入公路系統，一支伸縮臂從車上落下與鐵軌接觸，這種鐵軌同給地下列車供電的鐵軌相似。一旦與鐵軌連接，汽車就由系統供電，汽車的操縱交給中心計算機。然後計算機將監控汽車的一切狀況。
駕駛員將用電話將目的地的指令撥入監控系統。計算機將計算出最佳線路並且為汽車預留通道，使它一路暢通直達正確的公路出口。然後司機可以自由休息，只等蜂鳴器提醒他到了出口。估計自動公路每小時能夠運送一萬輛車，而現在的公路每小時只能運送一千五百到兩千輛。
Passage Two 譯文
狐狸和農場主從來就不能和睦相處。這些小的象狗的動物一直因為咬死農場動物而受到譴責。狐狸被正式劃為有害動物，農場主通過槍死和毒殺減少它們的數目。
農場主還可以要求當地人幫助追獵以控制狐狸的數目。追獵就是用一群經專門訓練的狗在鄉村追殺狐狸，後面跟著騎馬的男人和女人。當狗終於抓住狐狸的時候。狗咬死它或者獵人槍殺它。
參加追獵的人把它看成是一項運動，他們穿著紅上衣白褲子的特別制服，嚴格遵守一些規則行動。但擁有一匹馬和定期追獵很昂貴，所以大多數獵手都是有錢人。
據估計高達十萬人觀看或者參加與追獵狐狸。但是最近幾十年反對獵殺狐狸的人數急劇上升，因為他們認為這樣做很殘酷。現在幾乎沒有哪一次狩獵不因狩獵者和阻攔者之間發生某種沖突而告終。有時這些事件導致暴力，但大多數阻攔者都是通過誤導騎馬的或打亂獵犬跟蹤的狐狸嗅跡來干預狩獵。
狩獵者和阻攔者之間發生的喧囂沖突很尋常，幾乎成為整個狩獵過程中與追捕狐狸本身同等重要的一部分。但是今年獵狐支持者面對這項運動的更大威脅。議會工黨員邁克•福斯特力圖讓議會批准一項使用狗來獵取野生動物為非法的新法律。如果這項法律通過獲得，像狐狸這樣的野生動物將在英國禁止令下得到保護。
Passage Three 譯文
對越來越多的美國大學生來說，老年學突然時髦起來。理由很明顯：美國的人口老齡化意味一些就業機會。隨著生育高峰一代的老齡化，人的壽命延長就意味著全國老年人口在今後50年內必然有相當大的增長。到2050年，65歲以上的美國人將從1995年的14%增長到25%。當然，這種變化給政府和社會提出一些深刻的問題。但是這也在醫葯衛生界以及法律和商業界創造了就業機會。南加利弗尼亞大學老年學學院的愛德華•施奈德說：「除了大夫，我們將迫切需要有更多的社會學家、生物學家、城市規劃人員和專業律師。」
律師可以成為「老年人法」專家，「老年人法」包括從財產委託、房地產到敬老院虐待和年齡歧視。商人在老年人市場看到巨大的商機，因為生育高峰期人數高達七千四百萬的產兒很可能將成為人類歷史上最富有的退休群體。一位教授說：「任何學生只要有老年學的專門知識，又有一個學位，例如工商管理學碩士或法律學位，就如同有印製鈔票的許可證一般」。
瑪格麗特•桑托斯是南加利弗尼亞大學的一名21歲的四年級學生。她上大學時是個生物學學生，但是她發現「實在厭煩細菌」。所以她上一堂老年學課程，發現很喜歡這門課程。她說：「我在退休老人福利院做志願者，這使我非常滿意。」
Passage Four 譯文
社會分析家關注很久的道德水準下降問題終於引起了普通美國人的注意。作為一名社會分析家，簡•比思克•艾爾頓很高興。
普通美國公民現在已經開始嚴肅思考國民道德風氣問題，這使我們有理由希望會產生新思想以改進這種狀況，芝加哥大學倫理教授說。
但是不要低估這種挑戰。美國社會的功利主義者是兩個最大的障礙。艾爾斯頓女士說：「『我干這事是為自己的』的思想深深植根於民族意識之中。」
她說：其中某些方面應歸咎於鄰里之間的互相關照的傳統社區的解體。由於當今流動性更大，很多夫妻都工作，這種聯系已經被削弱，取而代之的是更加強調自我。
1996年的一項美國民意測驗中，道德淪喪名列美國所面臨的是最大問題的榜首。艾爾斯頓說，公眾認識到這點是正確的：資料表明美國人正在與50年代從未聽到過的問題作斗爭，如：教室暴力、未婚母親生育率。
艾爾斯頓說，提高道德水準的願望不是對某個並不存在的「黃金時代」的輓歌，也不是對一個曾拒絕給婦女和少數民族以機會的時代一廂情願的願望。實際上，大多數人贊成減少歧視。
她說，直到人們克服社會上功利主義的辦法時，道德淪喪才能扭轉。「慢慢地你會認識到：要緊的東西是那些買不到的。」
2002年6月四級試題譯文
Passage One 譯文
在20世紀60年代，醫學研究人員Thomas Holmes 和Richrd Rahe 對造成壓力的事情整理出了一份清單。他們欣賞這一令人迷惑的觀點：任何大的改變都會帶來壓力。類似於「家庭成員患嚴重疾病」等具有消極影響的事情高居榜首，但像「結婚」等具有積極意義的轉折性事情也榜上有名。當你接受Holmes-Rahe測試時你必須牢記：分數並不反映你如何處理壓力，而只是反映你必須處理的程度。我們現在知道，處理這些事件的方式在很大程度上能影響你保持健康的可能性。
在20世紀70年代初期，數百項類似的研究繼Holmes 和Rahe之後展開。幾百萬在壓力下生活工作的美國人對研究報告非常擔心。不知是什麼原因，這項研究被歸結為難忘的啟示。例如，婦女雜志登出大標題：壓力導致疾病！文章說，如果你想保持身心健康，就必須避免造成壓的事情。
但是採納這種過分簡單化的建議是不可能的。盡管造成壓力的事情對健康有害，比如說至愛親朋的死亡，但許多是無法避免的。而且，任何能夠避開所有壓力的警告其實都是避開麻煩也失去機會的處方。既然任何改變都會帶來壓力，那麼一個想完全擺脫壓力的人就得永遠也不結婚、不生子、不選擇新的工作或不搬家了。
壓力會使人生病的觀念也忽視了我們對人的許多了解。它認為面對逆境都是脆弱和被動的。那麼如何看待人的主動性和創造力呢？經過壓力後許多人無論在體力還是在精神上都比過去更有活力。同時，我們也知道：長期沒有任何變化或挑戰的生活可能會導致乏味和身心疲勞。
Passage Two 譯文
schacter 解釋說，大部分心不在焉都是因精力不集中造成的，如記不清把東西放在哪裡，或者進了房間卻忘了想干什麼等等。「你本應該記住某事，但並沒有把它認真編碼」。
Schacte解釋說，編碼是集中注意力於某一件事的特殊方式，它對於以後回憶有重要影響。不恰當地編碼會造成令人非常煩心的狀況。比如說你把手機放在上衣口袋裡，但因為你正在談話，所以並沒有注意到這一動作，很可能忘記了手機在衣櫥里的茄克衫呢。Schacte說：「你的記憶力本身沒有問題而是你沒有給記憶系統提供它所需的信息。」
另外，缺乏興趣也會導致心不在焉。Zelinski說：「一個能背誦三十年前的體育統計數據的人，很可能會記不住要把信息投進郵筒。」女性的記憶力略強於男性，很可能是因為女性更注意周圍環境，而這正是記憶所依賴的。
Schacter說，視覺提示可以幫助避免心不在焉。他提醒說：「但要保證是清楚且能看到的提示。」如果你想記住吃午飯時服葯，就把葯瓶放在餐桌上，千萬別把葯瓶放在葯櫃里，然後再寫一張紙條放在衣兜里。
另一種心不在焉的現象是進了房間卻忘了想干什麼。極有可能你正在想別的事情。Zelinski說：「每個人都常會有這種情況。」最好的辦法是返回到你進房間以前的地方，這樣你很可能就會想起來了。
Passage Three 譯文
現在已經很難找到海洋中最大的動物藍鯨的蹤跡了。商業捕鯨幾乎將它們滅殺殆盡，因而現在藍鯨被列為瀕危動物類。很難為藍鯨安裝無線電裝置，而肉眼觀測不可靠，不能對藍鯨的行為進行仔細觀察。
今年早些時候，生物學家們非常高興。因為在海軍的幫助下，通過監測藍鯨的聲音，他們能夠跟蹤一條藍鯨長達四十三天。這之所以可能，是因為海軍從前絕密的海底監聽系統橫跨了海洋。
冷戰結束後，海軍對幾十年來為跟蹤潛在敵艦而建立的全球海底監聽系統作了部分解密，並開始同他人分享。追蹤藍鯨只不過是令人激動的新世界向民用科學家開放的一個例子。
在最近的記者招待會上地球科學家宣布：他們首次利用這一系統對深海火山爆發進行了仔細的觀測並計劃做類似的研究。
另一些科學家建議利用這一網路跟蹤洋流、預測海洋變化和全球溫度。
聲音在水中的傳播速度大約是每秒一英里，比在陸地中的傳播速度慢，但比在空氣中要快。最為重要的是，不同層面的海水都可以成為聲道，如同聽診器一樣把聲音匯聚在一起，把病人胸腔的微弱的聲音傳到醫生的耳機里。聲音的這種匯聚就可以解釋為什麼在海洋里，即使是相對微弱的聲音（特別是低頻聲音）也可以傳播幾千英里了。
Passage Four 計文
起源於20世紀60年代後期至70年代早期的健身運動主要是增氧鍛煉。數百萬人參加各種增氧鍛煉，為了利用人們對這種新出現的健身運動的興趣，尤其是女子對有氧健美操的興趣，確實有數千家健身中心在全國出現。很多健身中心在增氧健身運動興起前就出現了，甚至在大多數大城市出現了全國連鎖健身中心。但是它們的重點不在於有氧運動，而在於舉重，這些活動主要是對加強肌肉健美、增強體質、提高耐力的男性愛好者而設計的。這些健身中心似乎並沒有從促進健康的增氧運動活動中獲得經濟利益，因為當時醫學上的看法是：舉重對健康幾乎沒有什麼促進作用，即使有也是微乎其微。但是最近幾年來，健美訓練在男男女女中又越來越流行起來。目前許多項目的重點不光是鍛煉肌肉和耐力，還將重點放在增氧健身上。
歷史上，絕大多數體能測試通常包括肌肉力量和耐力，這並不是為了健康，而主要是因為這些健康指標與體育成績有關。但是最近有證據表明：主要是為強健肌肉力量和加強耐力而設計的訓練項目對人體健康也有益。美國體育運動醫學院建議，舉重訓練應當成為健康美國人健身項目的一部分。2000年越來越多的人參加這種訓練，這是2000全民健康年——促進全民健康、實現預防疾病目標——這個特定體育活動和健身目標之一。
2003年1月四級試題譯文
Passage One 譯文
像許多同齡人一樣，我有崇拜英雄的弱點。然而，我們都或多或少地開始懷疑我們的英雄以及我們對英雄的需要。這使我們發問：什麼是英雄？
盡管有文化上的巨大差異，世界上的英雄一般來說都有一些指導和激勵人們的共同品質。
英雄往往做了一些值得談論的事情。英雄都有一個歷險故事可講，也會有一些人聽他的故事。但英雄並不僅僅是有名。
英雄們為比自我更大的權利和准則服務。好比高電壓的變壓器，英雄們能把來自更高權力的能量取來，傳遞下去，讓普通百姓使用。
英雄的生活是值得模仿的。那些模模擬實英雄的人體驗的是有新的深度、熱情和意義的生活。檢驗誰將是英雄的問題是：他們為什麼或為誰服務？他們願意為什麼活和死？如果答案或跡象表明他們只是為自己的名聲，那麼，他們可能是名人，但不是英雄。麥克娜和邁克•傑克遜是名人，但是，誰能說他們的崇拜者認為自己的生活因為他們而加充實了呢？
英雄是變革的催化劑。他們有居高臨下的視野。他們有感動大眾的技巧和魅力。他們能創造新的可能。如果沒有甘地，印度可能還是大英帝國的一部分。沒有羅莎•帕克絲和馬丁•路德•金，我們可能還有隔離設施的公共汽車、飯店和公園。當然，沒有這些富有人格魅力的領袖，大規模的變革也會發生，但是，變革的速度肯定會很慢，前景將不確定，委員會的會議將沒完沒了。
Passage Two 譯文
根據一項基於對18萬8千多名學生的調查，今天正常年齡的大學新生比17年以來任何時候的民意調查所反映的大學新生「更注重實用，更為利己」。
毫不奇怪在這些艱難的歲月里，學生們的主要目的是「追求經濟上富有。培養一種有意義的人生觀是最次要的事情。」因而，今天最時髦的課程不是文學或歷史，而是會計學。
對教學、社會服務和一些「利他主義」領域的興趣也在減弱。而對商業、工程和計算機學科的招生則在擴大。
下面的情況也就不足為怪了。我的一個朋友（一家化學製品公司的銷售代量）在參加工作的第一年的工資是她的大學老師們的工資的兩倍——而她甚至還未完成兩年的助理實習期。
誠然，我們都需要一個職業，但同時我們也應該看到文明已經在一些遠離我們自身職業的領域積聚了大量的知識，由於理解了這些文明的貢獻——不管它們是科學的還是藝術的，我們的生活將更加美好。並且通過對他人各種各樣的智慧的研究，我們學會了怎樣去思考。更重要的也許是，教育教會了我們去發現事物之間的聯系，同時去挖掘超越我們眼前需要的東西。
每周我們都會讀到有些工會為爭取增加工資而罷工，但結果卻使老闆破產的新聞。沒有公司，也就沒有了工作。從長遠來看，這是多麼沒有遠見啊！
但是，普通教育最根本的論點應該是我們在學習前人所積累的智慧的同時，提高道德觀念。最近我看了一個卡通片，說的是一群商人圍坐在會議桌旁，面露困惑；其中有一位正對著對講機在說話，「芭克絲特小組，」他說，「能否叫一個能區別對與錯的人進來？」
從長遠觀點來看，這正是教育應該做的事情。
Passage Three 譯文
新技術史無前例地把世界連在一起。我們的地球變小了。它現是個「地球村」，通過傳真、電話或衛星，國家之間的距離只有幾秒鍾。當然，外語技能又極大地提高了我們運用高科技通信設備獲取利益的能力。
經常使用此項新技術的是一種現代商人，他們非常重視國際商務的經濟效益。在當今的市場，成功的海外業務有助於國內的商業活動。
駐外的工作對於管理人員級別的提升變得非常重要。駐在另一國家管理人員不用再擔心看不到或被忘卻了。他或她可以確信自己在海外的努力是公司成功計劃的核心，確信緊跟或伴隨駐在外任務的往往是升職。如果一個職員能成功地完成某項困難的駐外任務，上司們就會對他或她回美國後的辦事能力更有信心，因為在美國跨文化的考慮以及外語問題正變得越來越普遍。因為有了商業應用之間各種各樣相對便宜的通信設備，在美國即使很小的公司也能進入國際市場。
英語仍然是商業的國際語言。但是對能講另一種語言的人的需求越來越大。第二語言並不是在商業領域找工作的必要條件，但是在其他條件相同的情況下，競爭者的語言技能便是他獲勝的優勢。
一個能說所駐國主要語言的駐外職員能有機會快速地促成某些協議，並能夠通過文化洞察力判斷出什麼時候應該進行得慢一些。很明顯，國內公司辦公室職員若能通過電話或傳真機很好地與外國客戶交流，他們對公司來說是很有用的資源。
Passage Four 譯文
近年來，由於以色列人更加富裕，更老於世故，他們的消費需求在增加。出國旅遊全國盛行；僅今年夏天，每十個公民中就有一個將出國旅遊。接觸過各地高標準的服務之後，以色列人回國後也希望能得到同樣的服務。美國的公司也大量地湧入以色列。像肯德基、麥當勞和比薩屋等連鎖店制定了新的顧客服務標准，用更嚴格的職員培訓和經常性的監督來確保一線工作人員的朋友式的服務。即使告別顧客的美國式的習慣語「祝你快樂」也風靡整個以色列。「沒有一個人早晨起來會說『讓我們更友好一些』一家咨詢公司的經理Itsik Cohen 如是說。如果沒有競爭什麼也不會發生。」
私有化或私有化的威脅也是一種刺激。過去從不關心顧客的壟斷者今天開始害怕市場學教授Michael Perry的所言的「報復的顧客」了。當政府把競爭引入Bezaq電話公司時，它的國際分公司就失去了40%的市場份額，即使在價格上有競爭力也無濟無事。Perry說：「人們想對多年的劣質服務進行報復。」電力公司壟斷也許是短暫的，它已經突然不再要求用戶等半天的時間才能接受服務。現在，任何預約服務只需提前半個小時就行。顏面掃地、正在拍賣的El Al航空公司已強調服務來重新培訓它的員工，並在廣告宣傳標語中這樣吹噓培訓的結果，「你在空氣中都能感覺到變化。」顧客調查表上首次出現了表揚多於批評的現象。
7. 公共英語四級閱讀考試題
本文是一篇公共英語四級的閱讀理解考試題及答案(答案在文章尾部)，希望能幫助大家順利通過考試!
Section III Reading Comprehension(45 points) 閱讀理解
Text 1
No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demeaning to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an indivial but only lives to function as a part of the whole. The indivial in a uniform loses all self-worth. There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a large, more important concept. What could be more important than the indivial oneself? If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has no right to continue its existence.
Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in school, eliminates all envy and competition in a matter of dress, such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing, why would anyone strive to be better? It is only a short step from forcing everyone to wear the same clothing to forcing everyone to drive the same car, have the same type of house, eat the same type of food. When this happens, all incentive to improve one’s life is removed. Why would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had? Uniforms also hurt the economy. Right now, billions of dollars are spent on the fashion instry yearly.
Thousands of persons are employed in designing, creating, and marketing different types of clothing. If everyone were forced to wear uniforms, artistic personnel would be unnecessary. Salespersons would be superfluous as well: why bother to sell the only items that are available? The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion instry which in turn would have a ripple effect on such instries as advertising and promotion. Without advertising, newspapers, magazines, and television would not be able to remain in business. Our entire information and entertainment instries would founder.
41、The author’s viewpoint on uniforms can best be described as __________.
A. practical
B. hysterical
C. radical
D. critical
42、Judged from its style, this passage might be found in __________.
A. a children’s comics book
B. an editorial in a paper
C. a sociology textbook
D. a political platform
43、It can be inferred that the author believes that __________.
A. indivials have no self-worth when they become part of an organization
B. indivials are more important than organizations
C. indivials are not so important as organizations
D. indivials are the same important as organizations
44、The author brings in the example of a parent striving to make life better for his children to make the point that __________.
A. parents have responsibilities for their children
B. uniforms would be less expensive than clothing for children
C. uniforms cause dissension between parents and children
D. indivial motivation would be destroyed by uniforms
(本題分值：1.5分)【正確答案】D
45、The last word of the passage "founder" probably means __________.
A. collapse
B. shrink
C. disappear
D. establish
Text 2
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise ll existence.
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.
Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn’t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner—amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.
The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor’s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and indivial interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
46、In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.
A. rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B. small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C. Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D. most Americans are ready to offer help
47、It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.
A. culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B. courteous convention and indivial interest are interrelated
C. various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
D. social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
48、Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.
A. to improve their hard life
B. in view of their long-distance travel
C. to add some flavor to their own daily life
D. out of a charitable impulse
49、The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.
A. tends to be superficial and artificial
B. is generally well kept up in the united States
C. is always understood properly
D. has something to do with the busy tourist trails
50、What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American’s friendliness?
A. Favorable.
B. Unfavorable.
C. Indifferent.
D. Neutral.
Text 3
Today, there are many avenues open to those who wish to continue their ecation. However, nearly all require some break in one’s career in order to attend school full time. Part-time ecation, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one’s career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learning.
Distance learning is an ecational method, which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals, which are so necessary in today’s world. The time required to study many be set aside at the student’s convenience with e regard to all life’s other requirements. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject. This precludes the requirement for a student to travel away from home to take a test.
Another characteristic of a good distance-learning program is the equivalence of the distance-learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The indiviality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance-learning program. In the final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the indivial students but also the corporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the ecational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Sponsoring distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through ecation.
51、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part-time ecation?
A. It requires some break in one’s career.
B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.
C. It affects one’s career.
D. It gives the student less time to share with the family.
52、Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?
A. The students may choose his or her own pace.
B. The students may study at any time to his or her convenience.
C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.
D. Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, etc.
53、What benefit will distance-learning program bring to a business?
A. Recruitment of more talented people.
B. Good image of the business.
C. Better cooperation with universities.
D. Further training of employees and business growth.
54、What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?
A. Professional growth.
B. Good relationship with the employer.
C. Good impression on the employer.
D. Higher salary.
55、Which is not the characteristic of distance learning?
A. It includes a subject evaluation tool with every subject.
B. Its course uses the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus.
C. A distance-learning program has a place only for students.
D. The relationship of the professor/student is characterized by indiviality.
Text 4
I remember the way the light touched her hair. She turned her head, and our eyes met, a momentary awareness in that raucous fifth grade classroom. I felt as though I’d been struck a blow under the heart. Thus began my first love affair. Her name was Rachel, and I mooned my way through the grade and high school, stricken at the mere sight of her, tongue-tied in her presence. Does anyone, anymore, linger in the shadows of evening, drawn by the pale light of a window—her window—like some hapless summer insect? That delirious swooning, asexual but urgent and obsessive, that made me awkward and my voice crack, is like some impossible dream now. I would catch sight of her, walking down an aisle of trees to or from school, and I’d become paralyzed.
She always seemed so poised, so self-possessed. At home, I’d relive each encounter, writhing at the thought of my inadequacies. We eventually got acquainted and socialized as we entered our adolescence, she knew I had a case on her, and I sensed her affectionate tolerance for me. "Going steady" implied a maturity we still lacked. Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed an inhibited grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, however fervently desired. I managed to hold her once at a dance—chaperoned, of course. Our embrace made her giggle, a sound so trusting that I hated myself for what I’d been thinking. At any rate, my love for Rachel remained unrequited. We graated from high school, she went on to college, and I joined the Army.
When World War II engulfed us, I was sent overseas. For a time we corresponded, and her letters were the highlight of those grinding endless years. Once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit, which drove me to the wildest of fantasies. I mentioned the possibility of marriage in my nest letter, and almost immediately her replies became less frequent, less personal. Her Dear John letter finally caught up with me while I was awaiting discharge. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us. Looking back on it, I must have recovered rather quickly, although for the first few months I believed I didn’t want to live. Like Rachel, I found someone else, whom I learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day.
56、According to the passage, how old was the author when his first love affair began?
A. Before he entered his teens.
B. In his early teens.
C. In his middle teens.
D. When he was just out of his teens.
57、How did the author behave as a boy in love?
A. His first love motivated him toward hard study.
B. His first love evoked sentimental memories.
C. He was overpowered by wild excitement and passion.
D. He fulfilled his expectations and desires.
58、According to the passage, what held them back from a loving kiss?
A. Her Jewish origin did not allow it.
B. His Catholic adherence forbade it.
C. They were not sure whether it was proper or ethical to kiss in line with their religious decorum.
D. Kissing was found to be inelegant or even distasteful.
59、According to the passage, what was Rachel’s response to the author’s tender affection before the war?
A. She recognized and accepted his love affectionately.
B. She thwarted his affection by flatly turning him down.
C. She fondly permitted him to adore her without losing her own heart to him.
D. She didn’t care for him at all and only took delight in playing with his feelings.
60、Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. Statement and example.
B. Cause and effect.
C. Order of importance.
D. Linear description.
【參考答案】
(一)
41.C42..B43.B44.D45.A
(二)
46.D47..A48.C49.B50.
(三)
51.A52.D53.D54.A55.C
(四)
56.A57.C58.C59.C60.D
8. 急需！！！三篇四級英語作文關於旅遊，網路，經濟危機的~謝謝！
關於旅遊可以增長見識
travel can widen our knowledge of geography, the knowledge of customs, cultures and lifestyles of different places and countries。By traveling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery in different places. We will see with our own eyes many places read of in books, and visit some famous cities and scenic spots.
We will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of other people, taste different foods and local flavours if we like. In this way, we can understand how differently other people live. With all these advantages of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more popular than ex'er in China.
網路發展帶給人的利弊
surfing the internet has become a daily issue since we stepped into the imformation times.let us see the advantages:through the internet we get approch to various kinds of information,such as current affairs from home and abroad,and local news.and also we can keep in contact with our family through internet,such as by QQ,MSN.the most importantly,we can learn something from the net,we can get help for almost anything we don't know from the net.that is why so many people now say that the internet is like a school with qulified teachers from all fields.
but we know every coin has two sides ,so do surfing the internet,the nagtive side mainly consists the following three aspects:first one may get addicted in the net by spending hours and hours of time in front of the computer;second ,informations spread through the net are not all true,those false news sometiomes confuss the reader seriously,which may lead disasters;the last one is that a student may be bored of studying after he has experienced the freedom and passion from srufing the internet,compared with the strict school regulations and the never finished homeworkes.
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