大学四级阅读SectionA教学文案

1、学四级阅读Sect i on A学习好资料1Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue almost 1 today in many parts ofthe world. The only difference is that today 2

2、 of children is limited tosmall industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and 3farms, rather than to large factories.Girls 4 more from child labor practices than boys. Many of themare forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is

3、 often light, it is often 5 to the health.6,children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working 7. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, withthe 8 going to a parent or

4、older relative. The children not only receivenothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending school. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work.The 9 to the problem of child labor is clearly better laws to protectyou

5、ng children, greater supervision （监督）of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most 10 time of their lives children.A. elsewhere B. employment C. dissolved D. light E. recently F. solution G. unchanged H. suffer I. c

6、onditions J. perspective K. impatient L. valuable M. particular N. proceed O. payment精品资料2One lunchtime, May Ward was going round the local supermarket in Parkside Road, Liverpool, doing her shopping, when she suddenly slipped and fell. She was badly shaken and hurt but 1 nothing serious resulted. I

7、t turned out thatshe had slipped on some ice-cream which had been 2 on the floor. Twoweeks later she wrote to the firm to 3 compensation赔偿）to make upfor the pain and 4 she had suffered. She complained that they had beennegligent:（忽视的） and careless in not keeping the floor clean. The firm denied that

8、 they had been negligent and 5 that they had a proper system for keepingthe floor clean. They had given instructions that when a member of staff found a spillage, he or she was to stand by it, and call someone else to clear up the mess.Since Mrs. Ward felt that she was 6 to compensation, she su edB诉

9、）the firm in the Law Court. Here the firm claimed that it did not 7,just because someone had slipped on the floor, that they must have been negligent carrying out their duties. They said that unless the customer could prove how the icecream came to be on the floor, and how long it had been left ther

10、e before the accident happened, she had not made out a proper 8 against them. But the judgetook a different view. He said that, on the face of it, the accident would not have happened at all if the firm had taken reasonable care. It was something which in the ordinary course of events does not happe

11、n if floors are kept clean and spillages are dealt with as soon as they occur. It was up to the firm, he said, to provide9, if they could, that the accident did not 10 from andnegligence on their part. They would obviously be in a better position than the customer to establish how long the ice-cream

12、 had been spilt and explain the circumstances to the Court.A. claim B. spilt C. evidence D. caseE. innocent F. inconvenient G. derive H. maintainedI. entitled J. arise K. follow L. unexpectedlyM. determine N. fortunately O. credited3They call them the new bread earners. They are women, and they are

13、set to take over.Women are beginning to rise 1 to the top in the workplace all over thedeveloped world. New figures show that in almost a third of American 2 witha working wife, the woman brings home more money than her husband and that they now occupy half the country-pay ingieXecutive, administrat

14、ive and 3occupations ” , compared with 34 per cent 20 years ago.The trend is 4 by two main factors, experts say a 5 acceptance of men as househusbands and mass unemployment of male white-collar workers from the technology, finance and media industries in the last three years.The University of Maryla

15、nd has 6 a report that shows women to be the chiefearner in 11 per cent of all US marriages.Pushing abuggy (婴儿车)on a sunny afternoon in New York ' s Central Park lastweek, Jonathan Blinderman, 33, said, he was 7 he had been able to see everymoment of his daughter Lindsay ' s first six months

16、 of life while his wife, Sage, was out working.It is a sign of these times of 8 that when he mentions his status at parties heis either praised as a saint or 9 assaave-cum-freeloader(爱占便宜的奴隶).For the revolution is nowhere near complete.But Maria Cancian, an economist at the University of Wisconsin,

17、said 10women were increasingly looking for househusbands.A) causedB) proudC) carelesslyD) mockedE) producedF) managerial G) greedy H) precautionI) argued J) transition K) ambitious L) tackledM) growing N) steadily O) households4The French division of McDonald's has run advertisements that includ

18、ed a surprising 1: Kids shouldn't eat at McDonald's more than once a week.The advertisements,2 information from specialists, aim to show that"McDonald's meals are part of a balanced weekly diet," said Euro RSCG, the agency that came up with the ads, which appeared this spring,

19、mostly in French women's magazines.Alongside quotes from specialists addressing 3 and diets for children, theads described how McDonald's hamburgers are made of 100 percent real beef and cooked on a grill free of 4 oil.One ad placed in Femme Actuelle in April quoted a nutritionist who said,

20、"there's no reason to 5 fast food, or visit McDonald's more than once a week."The McDonald's Corp., based in Oak Brook, Ill., said in a statement Wednesday that it "strongly 6" with the nutritionist quoted in the French advertisement."The vast majority of nutriti

21、on professionals say that McDonald's food can be and is a part of a healthy diet based on the sound nutrition 7 of balance, varietyand moderation （适度）,"the statement said.Since opening its first French branch in 1968, McDonald's has expanded8 in France. More recently the multinational h

22、as come under fire from antiglobalization 9, farmers' groups, and in Paris, striking workers.Last year, sheep farmer-turned-activist Jose Bove became a standard-bearer for theFrench anti-globalization 10 when he led a group that ransacke d 洗劫） aMcDonald's in southern France.A. quoting E. abu

23、se I. tameB. continuously C. overweight D. suggestionF. protestors G. occasionally H. additional J. movement K. disagreed L. healedM. principles N. conference O. prosperous5Many people wonder why some men want to live on the moon. It is 1 notthe kind of place where most men would choose to live. But

24、 man has always moved to new areas.Some scientists hope that continued work will be done on the moon. Many experiments will be done there more 2. Some large 3 are very easyto do in a place without air. Matter can be heated to very high temperatures without9 change when it is in such a place. Air, dust, and clouds cannot10 man' s view of space from the moon. The very high or very lowtemperatures and low gravity on the moon will be used for many experiments. One very important use