英语专业四级阅读新题型.docx
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英语专业四级阅读新题型
英语专业四级阅读新题型
(1) LikemostotherUScollegestudents,EricRogersknowsthatsubmittingatermpapertakenofftheInternetisplagiarismandcauseforsuspensionorafailinggrade.
Whataboutusingaparagraph?
"Justaparagraph?
"hesaid."Takingaparagraphandchangingwords,I'vedonethatbefore;itwasn'tabigdeal,"hedecidedfinally."AslongasIcanmanipulateittobemywords,changeafew,it'snotcheating."
UnderthehonourcodehesignedwhenheenteredDukeUniversitylastyear,itis.Butformanycollegestudents,theonce-clearlinesthatdefinecheatinghavefaded.Somecollegesanduniversitieshaveresortedtosophisticatedsearchenginestoferretoutcheats.Butanincreasingnumberisturningtosomethingdecidedlymorelow-tech:
theirhonourcodes.Somecampusesareadoptingcodesforthefirsttime.Others,amongthemDuke,acknowledgingthattheircodeshaveexistedmostlyinnameonly,arerewritingandmoreaggressivelyenforcingthem.
Cheatinghasbecomesocommon,expertssay,thatitoftengoesunreportedandunpunished.Surveysshownotonlythatthereismorecheatingthesedaysbutalsothatstudentsandteachersalikehavebecomemoreacceptingofsomepracticesonceconsideredoutofbounds.OnesuchsurveywasperformedfortheCentreforAcademicIntegrity,anorganizationbasedatDukethathelpscreatehonourcodes.Inthatsurvey,27percentofstudentsquestionedduringthe2001-2academicyearsaidthatfalsifyinglaboratorydatahappened"oftenorveryoften"oncampus.
Thenewhonourcodesaimtopunishmorewhilealsoforcingstudentsandfacultymemberstothinkaboutthekindsofoffensesthatconstitutecheating.Atlargeuniversitiesandsmallliberalartscollegesalike,educatorstalkaboutrestoringa"cultureofhonour."
"It'sapsychologicaleffect:
ifpeopleexpectyoutobehonourable,youaremorelikelytorespondwithhonourablebehavior,"saidNannerlO.Keohane,thepresidentofDuke.
AtDuke,anew"communitystandard"foracademicintegritywilltakeeffectnextfall.
Underit,thefacultywillnolongerhavetoproctorexams,butstudentswillfacepunishmentiftheyseecheatinganddonotreportit.Facultymemberswillhavegreaterpowertodisciplinefirst-timecheats,authoritythattheuniversityhopeswillencouragethemtoconfrontoffenders.
Questions:
1.Howtofindstudentcheats?
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatoneofthestudents'honourcodesmightbe"__________".
3.Thephrase"outofbounds"probablymeans__________.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
2.Policemen,bothinBritainandtheUnitedStates,hardlyrecognizeanylikenessbetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.
Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman'sreallifecentersroundthelaw.Mostofhistrainingisincriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchasaprofessionallawyer,andwhatismore,hehastoapplyitonhisfeet,runningdownasalleyaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.
Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,unimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyornotofstupid,pettycrimes.
Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutthecriminal.Inreallife,findingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackwherefailuretoproduceresultsreflectsonthestandingofthepolice—littleeffortisspentonsearching.Thepolicehaveawell-designedmachinerywhicheventuallyshowsupmostwantedmen.
Havingmadeanarrest,adetectivereallystartstowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferentevidence.Muchofthishastobegivenbypeoplewhodon'twanttogetinvolvedinacourtcase.So,aswellasbeingoverworked,adetectivehastobeoutatallhoursofthedayandnightinterviewinghiswitnessesandpersuadingthemtohelphim.
Athirdbigdifferenceistheunpleasantmoraltwilightinwhichtherealonelives.Detectivesaresubjecttotwoopposingpressures:
firstly,asmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehavewithabsolutelegality:
secondly,asexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.
Ifthedetectivehastodeceivetheworld,theworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimple-mindednessasheseesit,ofcitizens,socialworkers,doctors,lawmakers,andjudges,whoinsteadofstampingoutcrime,punishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresult,detectivesfeel,isthatninetenthsoftheirworkisrecatchingpeoplewhohavestayedbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical.
1.Itisessentialforapolicemantobetrainedincriminallawbecause___
2.Theeverydaylifeofapolicemanordetectiveis___
3.Whenmurdersandterroristattackoccurthepolice____
4.Therealdetectivelivesin“anunpleasantmoraltwilight"because___
5.Detectivesarerathercynicalbecause__
(3) Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomersomethingelse,heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutewithoutleastconsideration;hedoessowithskillandpolish:
“Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned."Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis:
“ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.
Nowhowdoesawomengoaboutbuyingclothes?
Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly“havingalookround".Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion:
indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfrooftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisatiresomeprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.
1.Whatdoesamanusuallydowhenheisbuyingclothes?
2.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutwomenshoppersforclothes?
3.Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?
4.Manyjokesmakefunofwomenshoppersbysayingthat
5.Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?
(4)Formanywomenchoosingwhethertoworkornottoworkoutsidetheirhomeisaluxury:
theymustworktosurvive.Othersfaceaharddecision.
Perhapstheeasiestchoicehastodowitheconomics.Onehusbandsaid,MargeandIdecidedaftercarefulconsiderationthatforhertogobacktoworkatthismomentwasanextravagancewecouldn’tafford.Withtwopreschoolchildren,itsoonbecameclearintheirfiguringthatwithbabysitters,transportation,andincreasedtaxes,ratherthanhavingmoremoney,theymightactuallyendupwithless.
Economicfactorsareusuallythefirsttobeconsidered,buttheyarenotthemostimportant.Themostimportantaspectsofthedecisionhavetodowiththeemotionalneedsofeachmemberofthefamily.Itisinthisareathathusbandsandwivesfindthemselveshavingtofacemanyconfusingandconflictingfeelings.
Therearemanywomenwhofindthathomemakingisboringorwhofeelimprisonediftheyhavetostayhomewithayoungchildorseveralchildren.Ontheotherhand,therearewomenwhothinkthathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.
Frommyownexperience.Iwouldliketosuggestthatsometimethedecisiontogobacktoworkismadeintoomuchhaste.TherearefewdecisionsthatInowregretmore.Iwasn’tmatureenoughtoseehowmuchIcouldhavegainedathome.Iregretmyimpatiencetogetonwithmycareer.IwishIhadallowedmyselftheluxuryofwatchingtheworldthroughmylittlegirl’seyes.
Questions:
71.Whichwordinthefirsttowparagraphsbestexplainswhymanywomenhavetowork?
72.WhydidMargeandherhusbandthinkitanextravaganceforMargetogobacktowork?
73.Whatarethetwomajorconsiderationsindecidingwhetherwomenshouldgoouttowork?
74.Somewomenwouldratherdohouseworkandtakecareoftheirchildrenthanpursueacareerbecausetheyfeel________.
75.Ifgivenasecondchance,thewriterwouldprobablychooseto________.
(5)Would-belanguageteacherseverywherehaveonethingincommon:
theyallwantsomerecognition
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