2012年6月英语四级阅读每日一练

2012年6月英语四级阅读每日一练Themedicalworldisgraduallyrealizingthatthequalityoftheenvironmentinhospitalsmayplayasignificantroleintheprocessofrecoveryfromillness.AspartofanationwideeffortinBritaintobringartoutofthegalleriesandintopublicplaces,someofthecountry’smosttalentedartistshavebeencalledintotransformolderhospitalsandtosoftenthehardedgesofmodernbuildings.Ofthe2,500NationalHealthServicehospitalsinBritain,almost100nowhavesignificantcollectionsofcontemporaryartincorridors,waitingareasandtreatmentrooms.Theserecentinitiativesoweagreatdealtooneartist,PeterSenior,whosetuphisstudioataManchesterHospitalinnortheasternEnglandduringtheearly1970s.Hefelttheartisthadlosthisplaceinmodernsociety,andthatartshouldbeenjoyedbyawideraudience.Atypicalhospitalwaitingroommighthaveasmanyas5,000visitorseachweek.Whatabetterplacetoholdregularexhibitionsofart!SeniorheldthefirstexhibitionofhisownpaintingsintheoutpatientswaitingareoftheManchesterRoyalHospitalin1975.BelievedtobeBritain’sfirsthospitalartist,Seniorwassomuchindemandthathewassoonjoinedbyateamofsixyoungartschoolgraduates,Theeffectisstriking.Nowinthecorridorsandwaitingroomsthevisitorexperiencesafullviewoffreshcolors,playfulimagesandrestfulcourtyards.Thequalityoftheenvironmentmayreducetheneedforexpensivedrugswhenapatientisrecoveringfromanillness.Astudyhasshownthatpatientswhohadaviewontoagardenneededhalfthenumberofstrongpainkillerscomparedwithpatientswhohadnoviewatalloronlyabrickwalltolookat.1.Thephrase“theserecentinitiatives”(Line1,Para.3)inthiscontextrefersto____.A)regularartexhibitionsinhospitalsB)transformationsofolderhospitalsC)exhibitionsofpaintingsingalleriesD)establishmentofstudiosinnortheastEngland2.Thewritermentionsthesixyoungartschoolgraduatesinordertoshow______.A)visitorstohospitalsarewarmlyreceivedB)theroleofthehospitalenvironmentisbeingrecognizedC)thecontributionofPeterSeniorishighlyappreciatedD)thehardedgesofhospitalsarebeingrestored3.TheaimofartexhibitionsBritishhospitalsencouragedwas_____.A)toaltertheappearanceofolderbuildingsB)toreducetheneedforexpensivedrugsC)toappealtoalargeraudienceD)toimprovethequalityofthehospitalenvironment4.Theimprovementofthehospitalenvironmentseemstobeeffectivein______.A)makingitunnecessarytogivedrugstopatientsB)helpingthemodernartistsregaintheirstatusinsociety3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthesecondparagraph?A)TheaccommodationstandardissetupbythestaffofahotelB)AhostfamilyusuallyhasnoalternativebuttoacceptthestudentassignedC)Astudentissometimestreatedrudely,likeaservantD)Ahostfamilymayrejectanystudentcandidatewholooksundesirable4.Thepassagetellus____.A)foreignstudentskeepgoodtermswiththeirhostessesB)foreignstudentscometostaywiththeirhostfamiliestolearnEnglishC)ahostessdoesnotmakemuchprofitbecauseshehastobuynewfurnitureD)thelocalTVprogramsareverypopularamongforeignstudents5.Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis____.A)tocriticizeforeignstudentsfornotsharinghouseworkwiththeirhostessesB)tosuggestthatanewaccommodationstandardbelaiddownC)tocomplainabouttheirresponsibilityofforeignstudentsD)togiveanaccountofhispersonalexperienceswithforeignstudents

1.A)critical,批判的、批评的.D不能搭配题干中的attitudetowardsforeignstudents,又因本文立场明确,故B也不对.A是完全不对.2.D)prejudiced,有成见的.出现地点：Therehasbeenalotofunfairandbiasedcriticismoffamilieswhowelcomeforeignstudentsintotheirhomes.通过unfairand可推断出biased也为反面意思,只有D是反面意思.这几个词可以记一记.3.B)Ahostfamilyusuallyhasnoalternativebuttoacceptthestudentassigned对应原文第三段第一句Theproblemisthatthehostfamilycannotinspectstudentsorrefusetoaccepttheoneswholookdirty,unreliableornoisy.第二段和第三段亦刚好可以用来解释ACD为什么是错的。。。4.标准答案为B)foreignstudentscometostaywiththeirhostfamiliestolearnEnglish,怕是又错了。。。偶觉得该选C)ahostessdoesnotmakemuchprofitbecauseshehastobuynewfurniture.首先A和D都是明显错的,B中的learnEnglish只是最后一句有所提及,It’stimeforeignstudentsweretaughttobepoliteandtobehaveproperly,aswellashowtospeakEnglish,但这个learnEnglish和staywiththeirhostfamilies的关系并非B所讲的那样.C对应原文第四段,最多是because后面的内容不全面,但比ABD看起来要好。。。个人意见,欢迎讨论。。。C)tocomplainabouttheirresponsibilityofforeignstudents,本文的主旨ThreeTherehasbeenalotofunfairandbiasedcriticismoffamilieswhowelcomeforeignstudentsintotheirhomes.Ishouldliketotellyouofmyownpersonalexperiences,whicharenotsodifferentfrommyneighbors’experience,Imightadd.Ahostfamilyissentstudentsbyschoolorcollegeandtheirhomesareregularlyinspectedbytheaccommodationstaff.Ifahomeisbelowtherequiredstandard,thefamilyisremovedfromtheschool’saccommodationlist.Apartfromthis,thehostfamilyisobligedtofollowcertainrules,aslaiddownbytheschool.Theproblemisthatthehostfamilycannotinspectstudentsorrefusetoaccepttheoneswholookdirty,unreliableornoisy.Andtheydon’tseemtofollowanyrulesatallintheirbehaviortothehostfamily.Weareoftentreatedlikeservantsorhotelstaff,whichisrudeandbadmanners.Thefeepaidtoahostfamilyonlyjustcoverstheactualcostofprovidingmealsetc.Ahostessisluckytomakemorethanapoundortwo"profit"oneachstudent.Onehastorememberthatshehastowashtheirclothes,allowthemtohavehotbaths,payfortheirlightingandtheheatingintheirbedrooms,andcopewithdamagetofurniture,beddingandcarpets.Anotherthingisthatmostofthemdonotwanttobepartofthefamily.Theyprefertobeoutwithotherstudentscausingannoyancetolocalresidentsinthetowncenter.Theyremainintheirbedroomsallmorningandafternooniftheycan,restingbeforetheeveningsothattheycangooutuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Bedroomslikepigsties(猪圈).Food,emptybottlesandwastepaperallgounderthebed.Whentakentotaskthereplyisinvariablythattheydon’tunderstandorthattheschoolhastoldthemtheymaydoastheywish.Notonlythat,butwehavetoputupwiththeircomplaintsaboutthefood,theweatherandevenourTVprograms.It’stimeforeignstudentsweretaughttobepoliteandtobehaveproperly,aswellashowtospeakEnglish!1.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsforeignstudentsasmentionedinthepassageis____.A)criticalB)questioningC)approvingD)objective2.By"biased"(Line1,Para.1)theauthormeans____.A)supremeB)partialC)preferableD)prejudiced3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthesecondparagraph?A)TheaccommodationstandardissetupbythestaffofahotelB)AhostfamilyusuallyhasnoalternativebuttoacceptthestudentassignedC)Astudentissometimestreatedrudely,likeaservantD)Ahostfamilymayrejectanystudentcandidatewholooksundesirable4.Thepassagetellus____.A)foreignstudentskeepgoodtermswiththeirhostessesB)foreignstudentscometostaywiththeirhostfamiliestolearnEnglishC)ahostessdoesnotmakemuchprofitbecauseshehastobuynewfurnitureD)thelocalTVprogramsareverypopularamongforeignstudents5.Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis____.A)tocriticizeforeignstudentsfornotsharinghouseworkwiththeirhostessesB)tosuggestthatanewaccommodationstandardbelaiddownC)tocomplainabouttheirresponsibilityofforeignstudentsD)togiveanaccountofhispersonalexperienceswithforeignstudents

答案】1.A)critical,批判的、批评的.D不能搭配题干中的attitudetowardsforeignstudents,又因本文立场明确,故B也不对.A是完全不对。2.D)HYPERLIN