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公共英语四级阅读真题及答案

xx年9月公共英语四级阅读真题及答案

xx年9月公共英语四级阅读真题及答案

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　　ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

　　IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,Americanstypicallyassumedthefullresponsibilitiesofadulthoodbytheirlateteensorearly20s.Mostyoungmenhad（21）schoolandwereworkingfull-

　　time,andmostyoungwomenwere（22）andraisingchildren.Peoplewhogrew（23）inthiseraofgrowingaffluencewereeconomicallyserf-sufficientandabletotakecareofothersbythetimetheyhadweatheredadolescence.Today,adulthoodnolonger（24）whenadolescenceends.

　　Socialscientistsarebeginningtorecognizeanewphaseoflife:

earlyadulthood.Somefeaturesofthisstageresembleingofage（25）thelate19thandearly20thcenturies,（26）youthfingeredinastateofsemi-autonomy,waiting（27）theyweresufficientlywell-offtomarry,havechildrenandestablishanindependent（28）However,thereareimportantdifferences（29）howyoungpeopletodaydefineandachieveadulthoodfromthoseofboththerecentandthemoredistantpast.

　　Thisnewstageisnotmerelyanextensionofadolescence,（30）hasbeenmaintainedinthemassmedia.Youngadultsarephysicallymatureandoften（31）impressiveintellectual,

　　socialandpsychologicalskills.Norareyoungpeopletodayreluctanttoaeptadultresponsibilities.Instead,theyarebusy（32）uptheireducationalcredentialsandpracticalskillsinanevermoredemandinglabormarket.Yet,manyhavenotbeefullyadult,（33）theyarenotready,orperhapsnotpermitted,todo（34）.Foragrowingnumber,thiswillnothappenuntiltheirlate20sorevenearly30s.In（35）,Americansocietywillhavetoreviseupwardthe“normal”ageoffulladulthood,anddevelopwaystoassistyoungpeoplethroughtheever-lengtheningtransition.

　　答案解析:

　　21.pleted/finished

　　【精析】此题考查句意推断。

由上下文以及人生成长阶段的常识可知，此句要表达的意思是大多数年轻男性在二十岁左右已经完成学业，开始工作了，故填pleted/finished均可。

　　22.married

　　【精析】此题考查句意推断。

由后文的raisingchildren可知，此句要表达的是多数年轻女性已结婚生子，故填married。

　　23.up

　　【精析】此题考查动词词组的搭配及用法。

根据句意不难理解，此句的主语是在这个黄金开展时代成长起来的人们，growup意为“成长，长大”，故填up。

　　24.begins/tarts/mencesl

　　【精析】此题考查前后文的构造对照。

句中将“成年期”与“青年期”对照，后半句说的是青年期的完毕，由推测可知，前半句应为成年期的开始。

整句表达的是，成年期并不随着青春期的完毕而开始，故填begins/starts/mences均可。

　　25.in

　　【精析】此题考查介词的用法。

在十九世纪末二十世纪初，用介词in，故填in。

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　　26.when

　　【精析】此题考查关系副词的用法。

此句为when引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰前面表示时间的先行词“十九世纪末二十世纪初”，故：

填when。

I

　　27.until/tillI

　　【精析】此题考查句意推断及连词的用法。

由上下文得知，此句表达的是年轻人要等到足够富有了才结婚生子，故填until/till均可。

　　28.family/household/home

　　【精析】此题考查句意推断。

由上下文可推断，此处要表达的意思是建立一个独立的家庭，故填family/household/home均可。

　　29.in{

　　【精析】此题考查句意理解及介词的用法。

此句要表达的是如今的`青年人在定义与实现成年期问题上与过去的人有很大不同。

表达“在…方面”应用介词in，故填in。

　　30.which

　　【精析】此题考查非限制性定语从句。

前面主句中的“anextensionofadolescence”为先行词。

此句意为“这个新阶段并不像群众媒体所坚持认为的那样是青少年时期的延伸”，故填which。

　　31.have/own/possess

　　【精析】此题考查句意理解及句型构造。

此句由and连接两个并列谓语，意为“年轻的成年人生理发育成熟，常常拥有惊人的智慧、社交技能和心理承受技能”，故填have/own/possess均可。

I32.building/strengthening

　　【精析】此题考查动词短语的搭配及用法。

整句句意为“年轻人忙于加强他们的教育背景，提升实践技能”。

building/strengthening意为“建立，增进，加强”，又因为bebusy（in）doin9的固定搭配，故填

　　building/strengthening均可。

　　33.because/for/since

　　【精析】此题考查逻辑关系。

此句意为“很多年轻人还没有完全成年是因为他们还没有准备好”，故填because/for/since均可。

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　　34.so/this

　　【精析】此题考查句意理解。

很多年轻人没有完全成年因为他们还没有准备好这样做。

so/this指代前面的“beefullyadult”，故填so/this均可。

　　35.fact/reality

　　【精析】此题考查介词短语：

infact/inreality“事实上，实际上”，故填fact/reality均可。

　　Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

　　Text1

　　Inthelast30years,scienceandtechnologyhavehadatrulydramaticimpactonsports.Therearethreemajorreasonsforthis.First,newartificialmaterialshaveappearedandbeenusedin

　　manysports--sometimestorevolutionaryeffect.Second,ourdesignexpertisehasimproved,partlythroughthedevelopmentofputersandothertechnicaltools.Weknowmoreandcanplanandpredictmoreauratelyinmanycriticalareas.Thethirdreasonwhyscienceandtechnologyhavehadanincreasingimpactisthatthereisnowthemoneyandthemotivationforthemtodoso.Inavarietyofways,sporthasbeeverybigbusiness,andinthematterofwinningorlosing,verylargeamountsofmoneymaybeatstake.

　　Technologyhasinfluencedspecificsportsinmanyways.Whereveramercialmassmarketisinvolved,technicalchangemaybepromotedlargelyforthesakeofchange,tomakethisseason'sproductseemdifferentfromthatoflastseason.Anexampleofthistrendisintheendlesssearchfortheperfectsportsshoe.Anatomicallyprecisesupportfortheheelandankle,airsacsforextraspringandforteachyearbringapparentnewrefinements.Eveninretirement,basketball'sMichaelJordanremainsoneofsport'sbiggestearnersbecauseofthedealhesignedendorsingtheAirJordanshoe;andoneoftherichestsportspeopleofall,thoughhiswinningsthesedaysareminimal,istheveterangolferArnoldPalmer,thankstohisendorsementsofthelatestingolftechnology.

　　Moresignificantstillinmodemsportshavebeenmoregeneraleffectsoftechnologicaladvance.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortimingathletestothousandthsofasecond--andthemeansofreplayinganeventtocheckwhowonortoseeifabreak-ruleourred.Ithasputsportontelevision,somillionscanwatchwithoutmovingfromtheirownhomes.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortestingforillegaldrugs.Ithasalso,forbetterorworse,givensportsmenandwomenanewattitudetowardstheirownbodiesencouragedalsobythehighstakes,thesponsorshipandthefeveredmediaattention.Technologyhelpsthemplanthebestdietandexerciseregimes;ithascreatedheartandlungmonitorsthatmeasurestressandoxygenintake;anditallowsathletestokeepaconstantcheckontheirownphysicalproblemsandprogress.Intermsofnutrition（fuel）andtraining（maintenance）,themodemsportspersonistreated--andtreatshimselforherself--likeamachine.

　　36.Aordingtotheauthor,sporthasbeeverybigbusinessinthesensethat

　　Aitneedshigh-techmaterials.

　　Bitrequiresbusinessmanagement.

　　Citinvolvesthewideuseofputers.

　　Ditseemsamatterofbigmoney.

　　37.Theexampleofsportsshoessuggeststhatthetechnologicaladvancesinmodemsportsare

　　Aencouragedbymercialinterests.

　　Bsupportedbyfamoussportspeople.

　　Cattributedtobasketballperformance.

　　Dsubjectedtoputertechnology.

　　38.Thetextsuggeststhatsomeoftherichsportsmen

　　Acooperatewithpaniestodevelophigh-techsportsproducts.

　　Bareinterestedinpromotingthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

　　Careselfishlyearningmoneybypromotingnewsportsproducts.

　　Dplayapositiveroleinpromotinghigh-techsportsproducts.

　　39.Bysaying“themodernsportspersonis...likeamachine”,theauthoremphasizesthesenseof

　　Arigidity.Binhumanity.Cpreciseness.

　　Dautomation.

　　40.Thestatementthatbestsummarizesthetextis

　　Asportspeopleseekhigh-techproductsforbetterperformance.

　　Bscienceandtechnologyhaveplayedasignificantroleinsports.

　　Cscienceandtechnologyhavehelpedimprovethesportsenvironment.

　　Dsomesportspeoplehavebenefitedfinanciallyfromnewtechnology.

　　Text2

　　MostofusAmericanshaveavague,uneasysenseofwickedwastefulness.Wethrowoutthenever-openedpackoffoodthat'spastitssell-bydatebeforeansweringacallonthefourthmobilephonewehavehadinfiveyears.Wegazearoundourlivingspacegroaningatthesheerquantityoflittle-usedclothing,blockingituplikeabloodclotinanarterialvein.

　　Ourdespairisgenuineatthewaywearerunningoutoftheearth'sresourcesandatthefactthatwehavesomuchwhentwo-thirdsoftheworld'spopulationonlyjustgetenoughtoeatanddrink.Yetwefeelpletelypowerlesstodoanythingaboutit,toobusy,irritableandtiredtofocusonpracticalsteps.

　　Fortheproblemgoesevendeeperthanmaterialwastefulness:

Weknowwearewastingourtime,ourbeing,ourlives.Wehavepromisedinourchoiceofcareer,lovers,friends;weputonafacetomeetthefacesthatwemeet.Trappedinmarketingcharacters,notonlyinourofficepoliticsbutinourintimaterelationships,too,weplaytoomanygames.

　　Deepdown,weknowthatit'stimeto"getalife",tostopbeingdistractedbypointlessconsumerism,unrealrelationships,and"Affluenza-infected"careerambitions.

　　Thefirststeptosalvationistounderstandhowmuchitisnotyourfault.IfyoureadVancePackard's1958bookabouttheadvertisingindustry,TheHiddenPersuaders,itprovesthatlongagoretailersweredevisingwaystodeliberatelydeceiveusintoconfusingmixedwantswithtrueneedsinordertokeeptheconsumptionbandwagonrolling.Inrecentyears,manufacturershaveintention-allyspeededuptherateatwhichelectronicgoodsbeeobsolescentandinsteadoftheproperre-paircustomerservicesthatusedtoexist,therearemerelyexpensivehelp-lines,WhenyourtoasterorprinterorMP3musicdevicebreaksdownafteronlyayear,itisnoaidentthatthereisnoonewhowillrepairthem--"it'dcostmorethanbuyinganewone,love".

　　Sothisisaselfishcapitalistsystemwhichisdesignedtomaximizeprofitsthroughrapidturn-overof"newer,better"goodsthatbreakdownsoonerandaredesignedtobeirreparable.It'snotyourfault!

　　Whatyoucandoiswithdrawasmuchaspossiblefromtheconsumptiongame.Everytimeyouareabouttobuysomethingaskyourself,"doIneedthis,ordoIjustwantit.'?

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　　41.MostAmericans,aordingtotheauthor,feeluneasyabout

　　Adependingtoomuchonmoderntechnology.

　　Bfailingtosolveproblemsintheirl