2014年6月英语四级阅读选词填空真题及答案.doc

2014年6月英语四级选词填空真题BrazilAnationofnon-readersMANYBrazilianscannotread.In2000,aquarterofthoseaged15andolderwerefunctionallyilliterate.Manysimplydonotwantto.Onlyoneliterateadultinthreereadsbooks.TheaverageBrazilianreads1.8non-academicbooksayearlessthanhalfthefigureinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Inarecentsurveyofreadinghabits,Brazilianscame27thoutof30countries,spending5.2hoursaweekwithabook.Argentines,theirneighbours,ranked18th.Inrareaccord,government,businessesandNGOsareallstrivingindifferentwaystochangethis.OnMarch13ththegovernmentlaunchedaNationalPlanforBooksandReading.Thisseekstoboostreading,byfoundinglibrariesandfinancingpublishersamongotherthings.TheBrazilReaderInstitute,anNGO,bringsbookstopeople:ithasinstalledlendinglibrariesintwoS?oPaulometrostations,andisplanningoneinaCarnivalsambaschool.Itisstartingtobecommontoseecharactersintelevisionsoapoperasshownreading.CynicsnotethatGlobo,thebiggestbroadcaster,isalsoabigpublisherofbooks,newspapersandmagazines.Onediscouragementtoreadingisthatbooksareexpensive.AtS?oPaulosbookfairthisweek, “OCdigoDaVinci”wasonsalefor32reaismorethanatenthoftheofficialminimummonthlywage.Mostotherbookshavesmallprint-runs,pushinguptheirprice.ButBraziliansindifferencetobookshasdeeperroots.Centuriesofslaverymeantthecountrysleaderslongneglectededucation.Primaryschoolingbecameuniversalonlyinthe1990s.Radiowasubiquitousbythe1930s;librariesandbookshopshavestillnotcaughtup. “Theelectronicexperiencecamebeforethewrittenexperience,”saysMarinoLobello,oftheBrazilianChamberofBooks,anindustrybody.AllthismeansthatBrazilsbookmarkethasthebiggestgrowthpotentialinthewesternworld,reckonsMrLobello.Thatnotionhasattractedforeignpublishers,suchasSpainsPrisa-Santillana,whichboughtalocalhouselastyear.Americanevangelicalpublishersareeyeingthemarketforreligiousbooks,whichoutsellfictioninBrazil.Butreadingisadifficulthabittoform.Braziliansboughtfewerbooksin2004289m,includingtextbooksdistributedbythegovernmentthantheydidin1991.LastyearthedirectorofBrazilsnationallibraryquitafteracontroversialtenure.Hecomplainedthathehadhalfthelibrariansheneededandtermiteshadeatenmuchofthecollection.Alongwithcrimeandhighinterestrates,thatoughttobeacausefornationalshame.2014年6月英语四级选词填空答案36.N.simply本空所在句不缺其它成分，该空应为副词。备选副词J)particularly(专门地、特别地)与N)simply(简单地、仅仅)中，simply符合句意“许多人仅仅是不想学着识字。”37.A.average本空修饰名词Brazilian，需要形容词。备选形容词A)average(平均的、普通的)E)expensive(昂贵的)K)potential(潜在的)中，average符合句意“普通的巴西人每年读1.8本非学术书目”。且reads1.8non-academicbooksayear也在提示这里是在描述平均值。38.M.ranked本空是该句谓语，缺动词。且与前句并列，而前句用的过去式，因此本空需动词过去式。备选的有C)distributed(分发、散布)、F)launched(发射、发动)、G)named(取名、提名)、H)neglected(忽视)、L)quit(退出、辞职)、M)ranked(排名)和O)treasured(珍惜)。能与空后的18th构成合理搭配的只有ranked，表示“排在第18位”。另外前句描述的也是巴西的排名。39.F.launched本空是该句谓语，缺动词。由于描述的是过去的日子，需要过去式。备选的有C)distributed(分发、散布)、F)launched(发射、发动)、G)named(取名、提名)、H)neglected(忽视)、L)quit(退出、辞职)和O)treasured(珍惜)。本空后的专有概念NationalPlanforBooksandReading明显是个活动或计划之类，能与之构成合理搭配的只有launched，表示“发起了此计划”。40.E.expensive本空做表语，主语是books，形容词、动词分词可能性较大。注意到后句提到pushuptheirprice，因此这里描述的应该是书的价格，expensive符合话题。41.H.neglected本空是所在从句的谓语，且描述的是过去、主句也为过去式，因此这里需要过去式。备选的有C)distributed(分发、散布)、G)named(取名、提名)、H)neglected(忽视)和L)quit(退出、辞职)O)treasured(珍惜)。注意前句引出的话题是巴西对书籍的漠视，本句提到的也是巴西长期奴隶制的影响，因此本空应选择neglected，表示巴西“长期忽视教育”。distributed意思不合理，treasured则与这里想表示的意思相反。42.K.potential本空一种可能是副词，但备选副词只剩particularly，而其意思在这里并不合适，这里也没有构成其所表示的递进关系的条件。因此只能考虑本空另一种可能：名词。备选的有B)collection(收集)、D)exhibition(展览)和K)potential(潜力)。potential是唯一意思合理的，表示巴西的图市场“有着最大的增长潜力”。43.C.distributed本空位于名词后，应为后置定语，需要动词分词;by提示了这里需要过去分词。备选的有C)distributed(分发、散布)、G)named(取名、提名)和L)quit(退出、辞职)O)treasured(珍惜)。这里意思合理的只有distributed，表示“被政府分发的书籍”。44.L.quit本空是该句谓语，其描述的是过去，需要过去式，备选的有G)named(取名、提名)、L)quit(退出、辞职)、和O)treasured(珍惜)。同时该空后无宾语，因此必须是不及物动词，符合此要求的只有quit，表示国家图书馆负责人辞职。45.B.collection空前的定冠词提示本空需要名词，备选的有B)collection(收集)和D)exhibition(展览)。这里意思较合理的是collection，它可以表示图书馆的馆藏书籍。意思是“白蚁吃掉了大部分馆藏书籍”。卷二:PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thefactis,theworldhasbeenfindinglessoilthanithasbeenusingformorethantwentyyearsnow.Notonlyhasdemandbeen_36_,buttheoilwehavebeenfindingiscomingfromplacesthatare_37_toreach.Atthesametime,moreofthisnewly_38_oilisofthetypethatrequiresagreaterinvestmentto_39_.Andbecausedemandforthispreciousresourcewillgrow,accordingtosome,byover40percentby2025,fuelingtheworldseconomic_40_willtakealotmoreenergyfromeverypossiblesource.Theenergyindustryneedstogetmorefromexistingfieldswhilecontinuingtosearchfornew_41_.Automakersmustcontinuetoimprovefuelefficiencyandperfecthybrid(混合动力的)vehicles.Technologicalimprovementsareneededsothatwind,solarandhydrogencanbemore_42_partsoftheenergyequation.Governmentsneedtoformulateenergypoliciesthatpromote_43_andenvironmentallysoundd