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英语专四阅读理解真题
2009年英语专四阅读理解_真题
TEXTA
Doyourealizethateverytimeyoutakeastep,thebonesinyourhiparesubjectedtoforcesbetweenfourandfivetimesyourbodyweight?
Whenyouarerunning,thisforceisincreasedfurtherstill.Whathappensifthroughdiseaseahip-jointceasestobeabletoresistsuchforces?
Formanyyearship-jointsandotherbodyjointshavebeenreplaceableeitherpartiallyorcompletely.Itisafterallasimpleballandsocketjoint;ithascertainloadsimposedonit;itneedsreliabilityoveradefinedlife;itmustcontainmaterialssuitablefortheworkingenvironment.Anyengineerwillrecognizetheseascharacteristicofatypicalengineeringproblem,whichdoctorsandengineershaveworkedtogethertosolve,inordertobringafreshleaseoflifetopeoplewhowouldotherwisebedisabled.
Thistypifiesthewayinwhichengineersworktohelppeopleandcreateabetterqualityoflife.Thefactthatthiscountryhasthemostefficientagriculturalindustryintheworldisanothergoodexample.Mechanicalengineershaveworkedwithfarmersandbiologiststoproducefertilizers,machineryandharvestingsystems.Thisteamefforthasnowproducedcropsuniformlywaisthighorlesssothattheyarebettersuitedtomechanicalharvesting.Similaradvanceswithothercropshavereleasedpeoplefromhardandboringjobsformorecreativework,whilstmachinesharvestcropsmoreefficientlywithlesswaste.Providingmorefoodfortherapidlyincreasingpopulationisyetanotherroleforthemechanicalengineer.
81.Accordingtothepassage,whenwouldmostweightbeimposedonhip-joints?
A.Whenoneiswalking.B.Whenoneisrunning.
C.Whenoneisstanding.D.Whenoneislyingdown.
82.Engineersregardthereplacementofhip-jointsasa(n)____Problem.
A.mechanical.B.medical.C.healthD.agricultural
83.Accordingtothepassage,howdoengineerscontributetoincreasingefficiencyofthe
agriculturalindustry?
A.Byworkingwithfarmers.B.Byworkinginteams.
C.Bygrowingcropsofthesameheight.D.Bymakingagriculturalmachinery.
84.Accordingtothecontext,"Thisteameffort'"inParagraphTworefersto
A.mechanicalengineers.B.doctorsandengineers.
C.biologists,doctorsandfarmers.D.farmers,biologistsandengineers.
TEXTB
Nowadays,acellphoneserviceisavailabletoeveryone,everywhere.Probablythousandsofpeoplehavealreadybeenusingit,butIjustdiscoveredit,soI'mgoingtoclaimitandalsonameit:
FakeFoning.
Thetechnologyhasbeenworkingwellformeattheoffice,butthereareinfiniteapplications.Virtuallyinanypublicspace.
Sayyouworkatabiguniversitywithlotsoftalkyfacultymembersbuzzingabout.Now,sayyouneedtousetherestroom.Thetripdownthehallwilltakeapproximatelyonehour,becauseapersoncan'twalkintothosetalkypeoplewithoutgettingpulledasideforaquestion,abitofgossip,anewreadonacertainlineofParadiseLost.
So,acellphone.Anycellphone.Justpickitup.Don'tdial.Justholdthatphonetoyourfaceandstarttalking.Walkconfidentlydownthehallengagedinfakeconversation,makingsuretotailorboththetopicandcontenttothepersonstandingbeforeyouwhomyouaretryingtoevade.
Forstandardcolleagueavoidance,Isuggestfakechattingaboutfakebusiness:
"Yes,I'mgladyoucalled,becausewereallyneedtohammeroutthedetails.What'sthat?
Yes,IreadPage12,butifyoulookatthebottomof4,Ithinkyoucanseetheproblembeginsrightthere."
Beanimated.Beengagedinyourfakefoneconversation.Makeeyecontactwiththepeoplepassing,nodtothem,gesturekeeninterestintalkingtothematalatertime,pointtoyourphone,shrugandmoveon.
Shoppersshouldconsiderfakefoninganytimetheyspotatalkyneighborintheproducedepartmentpinching(用手捏)unripepeaches.Withoutyourphoneatyourface,you'dbeinfora20-minutespeechonhowterribletheworldis.
Oneimportantcautionaboutfakefoning.TheotherdayIwasfakefoningmywaypastacolleague,andhewasactuallyfollowingmetogetmyattention.IknewhewantedtoaskaboutaprojectIhadnotyetfinished.Iwastryingtobuymyselfsometime,soIcontinuedfakefoningwithmydoctor."SoIdon'tneedtheoperation?
Oh,doctor,thatisthebestnews."
Andthen:
Brrrrrrng!
Brrrrrmg!
Brrrrrmg!
Myphonestartedringing,righttherewhileitwasplantedonmyface.Mycolleaguelookedatme,andIathim,andnaturallyIgasped."Whatisthematterwiththisthing?
"Isaid,pullingthephoneawaytolookatit,andthenputtingitbacktomyear.
"Hello?
Areyoustillthere?
"
Oops.
85.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
A.Cellphoneserviceispopularamongpeople.B.Cellphonehasmuchuseinoffice.
C.Fakefoningisanewcellphoneservice.D.Fakefoningisanewdiscovery.
86.Whatisfakefoning?
A.Astrategytoavoidpeople.B.Adevicenewlyproduced.
C.Aserviceprovidedeverywhere.D.Askillofcommunication.
87.Intheauthor'sopinion,inordertomakefakefoninglookrealonehasto
A.talkaboutinterestingmatters.B.behavepolitelytopeoplepassingby.
C.holdthephonewhilewalking.D.appearabsorbedinconversation.
88.Whatdoesthelastexampleshow?
A.Oneeffectivewayistofakefoneone'sdoctor.B.Onehastobecarefulwhilefakefoning.
C.Fakefoningmaynotdeceivepeople.D.Fakefoningisalwaysquitesuccessful.
89.Afterhisphonesuddenlybeganringing,theauthor
A.immediatelystartedtalkingtothecaller.B.immediatelystartedtalkingtohiscolleague.
C.putthephoneawayandstoppedtalking.D.continuedwithhisfakeconversation.
90.Whatisthetoneofthepassage?
A.Critical.B.Humorous.C.Serious.D.Unclear.
TEXTC
Itwaslateintheafternoon,andIwasputtingthefinaltouchonapieceofwritingthatIwasfeelingprettygoodabout.Iwantedtosaveit,butmycursorhadfrozen.Itriedtoshutthecomputerdown,anditseizedupaltogether.Unsureofwhatelsetodo,Iyanked(用力猛拉)thebatteryout.
Unfortunately,Windowshadbeeninthemidstofadelicateandcrucialundertaking.Thenextmorning,whenIturnedmycomputerbackon,itinformedmethatafilehadbeencorruptedandWindowswouldnotload.Then,itofferedtorepairitselfbyusingtheWindowsSetupCD.
IopenedthespecialdrawerwhereIkeepCDs.ButnoWindowsCDinthere.Iwasforcedtocallthecomputercompany'sGlobalSupportCentre.Mycallwasansweredbyawomaninsomeunnamed,far-offland.IfinditannoyingtomakesmalltalkwithsomeonewhenIdon'tknowwhatcontinentthey'restandingon.SupposeIweretocommentonthebeautifulweatherwe'vebeenhavingwhentherewasamonsoonattheotherendofthephone?
SoIgotrighttothepoint.
"Mycomputeristellingmeafileiscorruptedanditwantstofixitself,butIdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD."
"Soyou'rehavingaproblemwithyourWindowsSetupCD."Shehasapparentlybeendozingand,havingcometojustasthesentenceended,wasattemptingtocoverforherinattention.
Itquicklybecameclearthatthewomanwasnotacomputertechnician.Herjobwastoserveasagatekeeper,ahumanshieldforthetechnicians.Hersoleduty,asfarasIcouldtell,wastoraiseglobalstresslevels.
Tomakemedisappear,thewomangavemethephonenumberforWindows'creator,Microsoft.Thisislikegivingsomeonethephonenumberfor,Idon'tknow,NorthAmerica.Besides,theCDworked;Ijustdidn'thaveit.NomatterhowmanytimesIrepeatedmystory,wecamebacktothesameplace.Shewascalmandresolutelypolite.
Whenmyvoicehitacertaindecibel(分贝),Iwaspassedalong,likeahot,irritablepotato,toatechnician.
"Youdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD,ma'am,becauseyoudon'tneedit,"heexplainedcheerfully.
"Windowscamepreinstalledonyourcomputer!
"
"ButIdoneedit."
"Yes,butyoudon'thaveit."Wewentonlikethisforawhile.Finally,heofferedtowalkmethroughtheuseofadifferentCD,onethatwoulderasemyentiresystem."Ofcourse,you'dloseallyoure-mail,yourdocuments,yourphotos."Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache."Youmightbeabletorecoverthem,butitwouldbeexpensive."Hesoundeddelighted."Andit'snotcoveredbythewarranty(产品保证书)!
"Thesafebegantoseemlikeagoodidea,provideditwasfull.
Ihungupthephoneanddrovemycomputertoasmall,friendlyrepairplaceI'dheardabout.Asmart,helpfulmandugoutaWindowsCDandtoldmeitwouldn'tbeaproblem.Anhourlater,hecalledtoletmeknowitwasready.Ithankedhim,andwechattedabouttheweather,whichwasthesameoutsidemywindowasitwasoutsidehis.
91.Whydidtheauthorshutdownhercomputerabruptly?
A.Shehadsavedwhatshehadwritten.B.Shecouldn'tmovethecursor.
C.Thecomputerrefusedtowork.D.Thecomputerofferedtorepairitself.
92.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sopinionaboutthewomanattheGlobalSupportCentre?
A.Shesoundedhelpfulandknowledgeable.B.Shewastheretomakecallersfrustrated.
C.Shewasabletosolvehercomputerproblem.D.Shewasquicktopassheralongtoatechnician.
93.Accordingtothepassage,thesolutionofferedbythetechnicianwas
A.effective.B.economical.C.unpractical.D.unacceptable.
94."Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache"inthelastbutoneparagraphmeansthat
A.thetechnician'sproposalwouldmakethingsevenworse.B.thetechnician'sproposalcouldeventuallysolvetheproblem.C.filesstoredonhercomputerwerelikeasafe.D.erasingtheentiresystemwaslikecuringaheadache.
95.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedifferencesbetweentheGlobalSupportCentreandthelocalrepairshoplieinallthefollowin
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