英语专业四级阅读理解及答案.docx
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英语专业四级阅读理解及答案
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TEXTA
Saying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage.Afterall,we’rebroughtuptobepolite,anditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeople—especiallyacrossnationaldivides.
So.whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen"thankyou"isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude?
Accordingtoarecentsurvey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadof"thankyou"inapollof3,000people.
Pollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal“cheers”,whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“great"and“niceone”.
So,justwhatistheappropriateformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?
Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguageitself.“Cheers”,despiteitspopularity,isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyou—andthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuseit.
Forinstance,whengoingforadrinkwithfriends,asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyappropriatetothesituation,itisalsoculturallyaccurate.
“Ta”,originatedfromtheDanishword“tak”,wasthesecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks,andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations,alongwithphrasessuchas“niceone”,and“brilliant”.Interestingly,onewordthatdidn’tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”.Thankyou'sshorter,moreinformalcousin.
“Thanks”canbeuseful,asitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyou"andthedownrightrelaxed“cheers”.
Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight.Again,thewordsthemselvesoffertheclueastowhenbesttousethem.
Forexample,wordslike“awesome”,“brilliant"and“youstar"featuredhighlyinthenewpollandtheycanhintatbothyourpleasureatsomeone'saction,aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanks.Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new”thankyou,youcanrespondwithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”.
Ofcourse,incertaincircumstances,asimplewave,nodorsmilemaybeappropriate.Forinstance,ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad,simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledgementisenoughtoshowthatyouappreciatethedriver'sconsideration.
Sometimes,formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations.
Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions.
ManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline.Peopleare
tiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutcomment.Sodon’tthinkthatyour
“thankyou”wasclumsyorawkwardlyformal.Thechancesare,ifyousaid“thankyou”,you
madesomeone’sday.Youstar.
81.Wecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthat
A.peopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadays.
B.“thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitude.
C.thereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation.
D.therearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones.
82.Whichword/phrasedoesNOTappearinthetop20?
A.Cheers.B.Thanks.C.Brilliant.D.Youstar.
83.Accordingtothepassage.whichisanappropriateresponseto“awesome”or“brilliant”?
A.Thanks.B.Cheers.C.Niceone.D.Sure.
84.Accordingtothepassage,thewayinwhichweexpressourgratitudedependsonallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.gender.B.formality.C.culture.D.circumstance.
85.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeopleto
A.continuetheiractsofkindness.
B.behavethemselveswell.
C.showtheirgratitudetoothers.
D.stopworryingaboutbadmanners.
TEXTB
From2007to2010,Americanhouseholdslost$l1trillioninrealestate,savings,andstocksMorethanhalfofallU.S.workerseitherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecession.Theworstmaybebehindthemnow,buttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirlives—howtheylive,work,andspend—eventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuture.
ForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,Wisconsin.byhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry.Thecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLake,Minnesota.Withtwomortgages(抵押借款)andtwoyoungchildrentocarefor,Cindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfed.
ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanical,aforumforgardeners,manywithaninterestinsustainability.“ThemoreIreadanddiscussedthesepractices,themoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealth,”shesays.
Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecession,shewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner.“Igrewflowersmostly—Ididn’tthinkaboutplantsthatweren’tvisuallyinteresting."Buttostretchherbudget,shebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruit—everythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletrees—andasherfirstseedlingsgrew,herspiritslifted.Shenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoneysaver;they’reagenuinepleasure.“It’sbroughtusclosertogetherasafamily,too,”shesays.Herkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith(主动帮助)thegardenwork,andthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingout.Thefoodtastesbetter—it'sfresherandorganic—andthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpose:
costcutting.Nowshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongroceries.lessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatsheusedtolayout.
Afterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimes,Cindyisnolongereasilydiscouraged.“ItmakesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmyself,”shesays.“Ifeelaccomplished,andI'mmoreconfidentaboutattemptingthingsI'veneverdonebefore."Nowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningtoknit,quilt,andmakeherownsoap."Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitweren’tfortherecession,”shesays.“Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowon,itwillaffectmyfamily’shealthandhappinessforthebetter."
86.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecession
A.affectedAmericansincertainoccupations.
B.hadgreatimpactonAmericans’workandlife.
C.hadonlybroughthugelossesinsavingsandstocks.
D.isoverwithsomeofthelossesrecovered.
87.Whatmadethefamily'sfinancialsituationevenworsewasthatthey
A.movedtoRhinelanderinahurry.
B.hadtwochildrentoraise.
C.didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander.
D.couldn'tselltheirhomeinBigLake.
88.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.Cindyhadseenthebenefitsofgardeninginadifferentway.
B.Cindyhaddevelopedahobbyofgardeningbeforetherecession.
C.Cindyhadalreadyhadakeeninterestinsustainability.
D.Cindyhadalreadyplannedtomeetthegardeners.
89.Inaddition,Cindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecausegardening
A.helpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalf.
B.enabledhertomakeherownjams.
C.builtupfamilytiesandkids’enthusiasm.
D.enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants.
90.WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?
A.Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlesson.
B.Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism.
C.Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamily.
D.Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamily.
TEXTC
“I'malittleworriedaboutmyfuture,”saidDustinHoffmaninTheGraduate.Heshouldbesolucky.AllhehadtoworryaboutwaswhethertohaveanaffairwithMrsRobinson.Inthesixties,thatwasthesumtotalofpost-graduationanxietysyndrome.
Hoffman'smoderncounterpartsarenotsofortunate.TheMrsRobinsonsaren'tsittingaroundathomeanymore,seducinggraduates.Theyareoutintheworkplace,doingthehigh-poweredjobsthegraduateswant,butcannotget.Forthosefreshoutofuniversity,desperateforworkbutunabletogetit,thereisabigimbalancebetweensupplyanddemand.Andthereisnonarrowingofthegapinsight.
Thelatestunemploymentfiguresshowthat746,000of18-24year-oldsareunemployed—arecordrateof18percent.Manyofthosewillhavegraduatedthissummer.Theyarenotpanickingyet,butasthejobrejectionsmountup,theyarebeginningtofeelalarmed.
Ofcourse,itiseasytoblametheGovernmentand,inparticular,thetargetthatLabourhaslongtrumpeted---50percentofschool-leaversinhighereducation.Thatwasnottoosmart.TheGovernmenthasnotonlyfailedtomeetitstarget—theactualfigureisstillcloserto40percent—butithasraisedexpectationstounrealisticlevels.
Parentsfeelasbadlyletdownastheyoungpeoplethemselves.Middle-classfamiliesseetheirgraduateoffspringonthedole(救济金)queueandwonderwhytheybotheredpayingschoolfees.Working-classfamiliesfeelanevenkeenersenseofdisappointment.Formanysuchfamilies,gettingachildintouniversitywasthefulfillmentofalifelongdream.Itrepresentedupwardsocialandfinancialmobility.Itwasproofthattheywerelivinginadynamic,economicallysuccessfulcountry.Thatdreamdoesnotseemsorosynow.
Graduateunemploymentisnot,ultimately,apoliticalproblemreadytobesolved.Job-creationschemesforgraduatesareverylowdowninministerialin-trays.IfDavidCameron'sConservativeshadabrilliantideaforguaranteeingeverygraduateawell-paidjob,theywouldhaveunveileditbynow.Itisasocialproblem,thoughamoredeep-seatedsocialproblemthanpeopleperhapsrealize.
91.TheauthorbeginswithanepisodefromTheGraduateinorderto
A.supportthefactthatmorewomenareworkingnow.
B.showthatfewgraduatesstartedworkingrightaftergraduation.
C.demonstratethatthereweremuchfewergraduatesthannow.
D.emphasizethesharpcontrastbetweennowandthen.
92.Withregardtojobopportunitiesforyounggraduates,theauthorsounds
A.pessimistic.B.
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