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2018年大学英语四级阅读理解模拟试题1
英国的乡村 炎炎英文培训网
The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched(草盖的) roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings-these are still common sights in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.
Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practised in the British Isles(英伦诸岛). Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.
Thatching is a solitary(独自的) craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practised today has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.
In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way last from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defence against the heat .
这是一篇记叙文,讲述了英国的乡村一景一用草作房顶的村舍。
1. Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?
A) Cottages with thatched roofs. B) Churches with cottages around them.
C) Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings. D) Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.
2. What do we know about thatching as a craft?
A) It is quite different from what it used to be.
B) It is in most cases handed down among family members.
C) It is practised on farms all over England.
D) It is a collective activity.
3. Thatched houses are still preferred because of ________.
A) their durability B) their easy maintenance
C) their cheap and ready-made materials D) their style and comfort
4. People in developing countries also live under thatch because ______-.
A) they like thatched houses better than other buildings
B) thatch is an effective defence against the heat
C) thatched roof houses are the cheapest
D) thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction
5. We can learn from the passage that _______.
A) the English people have a special liking for thatched houses
B) most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides
C) thatching is a building craft first created by the English people
D) thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times
参考答案及解析
1、[答案与分析]:[A]根据文章第1段,尤其是该段的最后一句,可同时排除B、C、D,选择A。
2、[答案与分析]:[B]根据第3段第1句可知B项正确并同时可排除D项。A项与该段第2句意思相左。选项C的出题动机在于测试考生对细节的把握,具体地说,是测试学生对第2段第1句的理解。仔细阅读该句,可知C项与此句其实似是而非,应该排除。
3、[答案与分析]:[D]正确回答本题的关键在于文章第3段最后一句话。
4、[答案与分析]:[C]本题问发展中国家的居民也往草顶屋的原因是什么。整篇文章涉及到发展中国家(developing country)的信息都在第3段。根据该段第3句话可知C项正确。A项显然与文章相左。B项陈述本身并不一定错,但它不是题目中所问的原因。D项的意思在文中找不到,故而也不对。
5、[答案与分析]:[D]文章第2段第1句话和第3段第2句话都可表明D项的正确性。文章只是说明草作房顶的村舍在英国农村很常见,但并不能由此得出A项的结论。文章在开头描绘了一幅英国乡村景色图:在蜿蜒的山坡上有许多草舍。但并没有说英国的大多数草舍都建在山坡上,故B项也不对。至于C项,从文章中也无法得出这一结论。
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2018年12月英语四级考试听力答案卷二:长对话
长对话
Conversation 1
M: Mr。 Brown‘s lectures are so boring。
W: Yes, he is not a very exciting speaker。 But the subject is interesting。
M: During every one of his lectures, I try to listen I really try。 But after about 10 minutes my mind begins to wander and I lose concentration。 But I see that you seem to be OK。 How do you stay focused through the entire hour?
W: Well, what I do is keep my pen moving。
M: What do you mean?
W: It‘s a method of active concentration I read about。 One of the most effective ways to concentrate is to write things down。 But it has to be done by hand, not typing on a keyboard。 You see writing by hand forces you to actually engage with what you’re learning in a more physical way。
M: Do you review your notes afterwards then?
W: Sometimes but that‘s not important。 My notes may or may not be useful but the point is that by writing down what Mr。 Brand says I can follow his line of thinking more easily。 In fact, sometimes I draw a little too。
M: You draw in class and that helps me pay attention?
W: Yes, honestly it works for me。 I just draw little lines and nonsense really。 It was also in that article I read。 It can keep the mind active, prevent getting bored and help to concentrate。 Again the point is to listen hard while keeping the pen moving。 If I‘m at home and I need to study what I do is read out loud。 It has a similar effect to writing by hand。 It helps memorize information in a physical way。
Question 8。 What does the man think of Mr。 Brown‘s lectures?
Question 9。 What does the woman do during Mr。 Brown‘s lectures?
Question 10。 Why does the woman draw in class?
Question 11。 What does the woman say about reading out loud?
Conversation 2
M: And where is this?
F :These photos are from the Taj Mahal in India。 We went there about ten years ago for our honeymoon。
M: Was it romantic。
F: Yeah。 The Taj Mahal was a very romantic place。 The guide told us there is a famous love story behind this building that all Indians learn in school。 I think it was during the 1600 and the princess at that time died while giving birth to her 14th child。 The Emperor loved the princess so much and was so sad when she died that he ordered the palace to be built in her honor。
M: Wow ! That sounds very romantic。 It looks amazing。
F: Yes it‘s gorgeous。 It’s also larger in real life than it looks in the photos。 The building is very tall and there are gardens in a wall around it all。 It‘s all built in this white stone and some walls of the building are decorated with jewels。
M :It must have been very crowded when you were there。
F: Yes it‘s a very famous tourist destination。 So there are thousands of visitors every day。
M: Was the rest of India crowded?
F:Yes, very crowded in many cities。 It was sometimes so crowded that it was difficult to walk along the streets especially through busy markets。 And there are so many cars。 Traffic was terrible but the people were friendly。 The culture is amazing and we had a great time。
M:What about the food?
F: the Indian food is great。 There are lots of different dishes to try and every region has its own special food。
Question 12。 For what purpose did the woman go to India?
Question 13。 Why was the Taj Mahal built?
Question 14。 What does the woman say about the Taj Mahal?
Question 15 what is the woman‘s impression of Indian cities?
答案
Conversation One
8.A DULL
9.D She takes notes.
10.A It keeps her mind active.
11.B It helps her better remenber what she leaens.
Conversation Two
12.A To spend her honeymoon.
13.A In memory of a princess.
14.D It has walls decorated with jewels.
15.B They are mostly crowded.
2018年英语四级阅读理解试题及答案4
手机成了儿童玩具
When the Kids' Favorite Toy Is Daddy's iPhone
Yesterday, my toddler broke another toy. But this wasn't an inexpensive, plastic doo-dad. It was my husband's iPhone.
Like many parents these days, my husband and I sometimes band over our smartphones to our son to soothe him or keep him entertained. It's partly laziness on our party---no other toy, it seems, can captivate him like the iPhone or BlackBerry. He's fascinated by the buttons and touchscreen, the sounds and lights. He hold it up to his ear and pretends he's making an important business call (or arranging a playdate with his best friend.) He somehow even managed to reprogram my BlackBerry to autotype in the Catalan language.
When we take away the BlackBerry or iPhone he wails; no other plaything even a pretty realistic toy cellphone satisfies him as much. (The marketing copy for the toy phone says "This authentic looking play phone will surely distract your child from getting a hold of your cell phone!" Ha! I wish.)
We often hide our phones-we don't want him to ruin them or grow too dependent on them but be almost always tracks them down once he hears the ring or the buzz of an incoming message. (Hiding a phone is tough, however, for those parents who need to have phones handy in case they're on call or the office beckons.) And when we pick up the phone or check messages, that only makes our son want the phone more, since he always wants whatever is in our hands.
Invariably, my son sticks the phone in his mouth and it ends up slobbery and pocked with bitemarks. Or when be eventually tires of the phone, he'll toss it aside, which is how my husband's iPhone met its recent doom.
We're not alone in using our cellphones as high-tech rattles. The AP recently ran a story on how more parents are downloading kid-friendly apps, such as white noise and rattle sounds and easy video games, to their cellphones. And according to a recent NPR report, one parent to encourage his 11-month-old baby to crawl, waves his Blackberry so the baby will crawl toward the gadget.
Readers, do you ever resort to handing over your smartphones to your kids? Any horror stories? Any good kid-friendly apps to recommend?
何时老爸手机成了儿童玩具了
昨天,我家宝宝又弄坏了一个玩具。但这可不是便宜的塑料小玩意儿。那是我丈夫的iPhone手机。
跟当前的许多父母一样,我们两口子有时会把自己的智能手机给儿子玩,以此来哄他或者逗他。在我们来说这样做一部分是因为懒——似乎没有别的玩具能像iPhone或黑莓一样让他着迷。他被手机上的按键、触摸屏和声光深深吸引。他将手机举在耳边,假装在打一个重要的商业电话(或是跟好朋友约好一起去玩)。他甚至还不知怎么将我的黑莓手机调成了加泰罗尼亚语的输入模式。
要是我们拿走黑莓或者iPhone,他就会大哭;别的任何玩具都没法像手机一样满足他,即便是相当逼真的玩具手机也不例外。(这个玩具手机的宣传页上写着“这部看上去跟真的一模一样的玩具手机肯定能转移孩子的注意力,让他们不再染指你的手机!”哈!但愿如此。)
我们常常将于机藏起来,不想让他给弄坏了或是对手机太过依赖,但只要他听到铃声或信息提示音,他总能找到。(但有些父母需要将手机放在手边以备随时待命或公司有事,在这样的情况下很难藏起手机。)而当我们接电话或是查看信息时,小家伙只会更想拿到手机,因为我们手里不管拿着什么他都想要。
我儿子无可避免地会将手机放进嘴里,最后手机上就会沾满了口水,还满是牙印。或者等他终于玩腻了,他就会将手机乱扔,我丈夫的iPhone不久前就是这样惨遭不幸的。
拿手机当高科技玩具的并不是只有我们两个。美联社(AP)不久前的一篇报道称,越来越多的父母往手机里下载适合孩子的应用程序,比如白噪音和铃鼓的声音,还有简单的视频游戏。美国国家公共电台(NPR)最近的一则报道说,一位父亲为了鼓励11个月大的孩子爬,就挥动他的黑莓手机,这样孩子就会朝手机那边爬去。
读者们,你们有没有拿手机当玩具哄过孩子?有没有什么惨痛的故事?有什么适合孩子的应用程序可以推荐吗?
句型讲解:
1. We often hide our phones-we don't want him to ruin them or grow too dependent on them but he almost always tracks them down once he hears the ring or the buzz of an incoming message.
本句是一个复合句,主句是由 but引导的并列的句子。破折号后面 we don't...on them是对we often hide our phones的目的的补充说明。其中 or引导两个并列的动词短语。once引导时间状语从句,其中or连接两个并列的名词短语。
语法重点:并列结构,时间状语从句
2. And when we pick up the phone or check messages, that only makes our son want the phone more, since he always wants whatever is in our hands.
本句是一个复合句,主句是 that only makes our son want the phone more. when引导时间状语从句,since引导原因状语从句,其中whatever引导的名词性从句作want的宾语。
语法重点:时间状语从句,原因状语从句,名词性从句
3. The AP recently ran a story on how more parents are downloading kid-friendly apps, such as white noise and rattle sounds and easy video games, to their cellphones.
本句是一个复合句,其中how引导的名词性从句作on的宾语。such as表示举例。
语法重点:名词性从句
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