专四阅读理解历年真题Word下载.docx
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Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openmarkets,concertsandotherevents.Severalbeautifulandverypopularhotelscanbefoundthere.AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlazashoppingmall.
ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodotheparty-seekers.HippoporfunkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.ThesearetwoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon'
tshutdownuntil4am.
Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotourthecity.Don'
tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.
Andyou'
llnoticethathalfthepeopleinthestreetsareonbicycles.TheyrentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.
Amsterdamalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FromanywherebetweenU852and$9.50,youcanusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisethe"
VeniceoftheNorth"
.
Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:
Therowsofneat,narrowfour-storydwellingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewellworthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.
YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarterandstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum,RembrandtHouseandothers.
Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpast.OneplacetovisitistheAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanviewAnne'
soriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.
81.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorindicatesthat
A.Amsterdamisgenerallyknownasaquietcity. B.partiesgoonalldaylonginAmsterdam,
C.Amsterdampresentstwodifferentpictures. D.Amsterdamattractsmanydaytimevisitors.
82.WhichtouristattractioniscitedforelaborationinParagraphsFourandFive?
A.RoyalPalace.B.DamSquare. C.ClubParadiso. D.MagnaPlaza.
83.Accordingtothepassage,thelocalpeoplehaveallthefollowingcharacteristicsEXCEPT
A.theyarepartygoers. B.theyshowhospitality.
C.theycanspeakEnglish. D.theyarefondofcycling.
84.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeAmsterdamasatouristcity?
A.Modern.B.Delightful. C.Quiet.D.Historic.
TEXTB
InanarticlesomeChinesescholarsaredescribedasbeing"
tantalizedbythemysteriousdragonbonehieroglyphics."
TantalizedisoneofmanyEnglishwordsthathavetheiroriginsinmythsandlegendsofthepast(inthiscase,GreekandRomanones).Themeaningoftheverbtantalizeisaveryparticularone:
"
topromiseorshowsomethingdesirabletoapersonandthentakeitaway;
toteasebyarousinghope."
Many(butnotall)Englishdictionariesgiveyouabriefindicationofaword'
soriginsinbracketsbeforeoraftertheexplanationofthemeaning.Fortantalizethefollowingexplanationisgiven:
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Tantalus].ThismeansthatyoushouldlookupthenameTantalustofindouttheword'
sorigins,andifyoudo,youwillfindoutthatinGreekmythology,Tantaluswasakingwhowaspunishedinthelowerworldwitheternalhungerandthirst;
hewasputuptohischininwaterthatalwaysmovedawaywhenhetriedtodrinkitandwithfruitonbranchesabovehimplacedjustalittlebitoutofhisreach.Canyouseewhyhisnamewaschangedintoaverbmeaning"
toteaseortormentbyarousingdesire"
?
Anotherexampleisthewordsiren,familiartousasthemechanicaldevicethatmakessuchanalarmingsoundwhenpolicecars,ambulances,orfireenginesapproach.ThiswordalsohasitsoriginsinGreekmythology.ThetravelerOdysseus(UlyssestotheRomans)madehismenplugtheirearssothattheywouldn'
thearthedangerousvoicesofthesirens,creatureswhowerehalfbirdandhalfwomanandwholuredsailorstotheirdeathsonsharprocks.Sothewordcametobeassociatedbothwithaloudsoundandwithdanger!
Whensomeonespeaksofa"
jovialmood"
ora"
herculeaneffort,"
heorsheisusingwordswithoriginsinmythology.Lookthesewordsuptofindtheirmeaningandrelationshiptomyths.Manycommonwords,suchasthenamesforthedaysoftheweekandthemonthsoftheyear,alsocomefrommythology.We
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