大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案.docx
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案(四)十六
Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofobergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.
First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutdiseaedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.
Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butitisa
woundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthedeseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducewhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.
1.Pruningshouldbedoneto______.
a.makethetreegrowtaller
b.improvetheshapeofthetree
c.getridofthesmallbranches
d.makethesmallbranchesthicker
2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener______.a.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle
b.doesnotprotectthemfromwind
c.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly
d.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches
3.Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?
a.Tomakeawoundsmooth
b.Topreventdiseaseenteringawound
c.Tocoveraroughsurface
d.Tohelpawoundtodry
4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree______.
a.atintervalsthroughouttheyear
b.asquicklyaspossible
c.occasionallywhennecessary
d.regulareverywinter
5.Whatwastheauthor'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?
a.Togivepraticalinstructionforpruningatree.
b.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning
c.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases
d.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.
答案:
babca
十七
OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Carke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.
Atsixo'clockshecanehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?
How?
How?
Hadsomeonegotin?
Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.
Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor-"amasterkey"perhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?
OntheThursdayafterthatshe
wentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidn'tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.
Itwasjustafterfouro'clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.
1.Mrs.ClarkeloodedforwardtoThursdaybecause_______.a.sheworkedataclubontheday
b.shesaidvisitorsonThursdays
c.shevisitedaclubonThursday
d.aspecialvisitorcameonThursday
2.Ifsomeonehadmadeaforcedentery,_______.
a.Mrs.Clarkewouldhavefoundabrokendoororwindowb.heorshewasstillinthehouse
c.thingswouldhavebeenthownabout
d.heorshewouldhaveneededamasterkey
3.OnthethirdThursdayMrs.Clarkewentout_______.a.becauseshedidn'twanttomisstheclubagainb.toseeifthethiefwashngingaboutoutside
c.totheclubbutthenchangedhermind
d.inanattempttotrickthethief
4.The
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