大学英语四级真题模拟部分阅读答案及解析

大学英语四级真题部分阅读答案及解析资料仅供参考6月大学英语四级真题Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones–thekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe47.G）incrediblywastefultotearthemalldownand48.K）replacethemwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe49.J）reducedcarbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadest50.L）sense,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand51.H）poweringourhomes,officesandotherbuildings."Youcan'tdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings,"saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.Withsome52.D）exceptions,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat53.E）expandovertimeandletinmoreoutsideair.Fortunately,therearea54.O）vastnumberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,from55.F）historiconeslikeLincoln'sCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiencyupgrades(升级)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp56.I）protectpropertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)exceptionsE)expandF)historicG)incrediblyH)poweringI)protectJ)reducedK)replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)supplyingO)vast6月大学英语四级真题Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientistssaidyesterday.Whileelderlypeople47N）tendtosleepforfewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,thishasa(n)48L）negativeeffectontheirbrain'sperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,accordingtoresearch.SeanDrummond,a.psychiatrist(心理医生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,saidolderpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetteratsleeping49H）efficientlystraightthroughthenight.Moresleepinoldage,however,is50B）associatedwithbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeelbetterandmore51A）alertiftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.“Theabilitytosleepinonechunk(整块时间)overnightgoesdownasweagebuttheamountofsleepweneedto52J）functionwelldoesnotchange,”DrDrummondtoldtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceconferenceinSanDiego.“It's53F）definitelyamyththatolderpeopleneedlesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,themoretheysleepliketheydidwhentheywere54O）younger.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswouldbenefitfrom55E）continuingtogetasmuchsleepastheydidintheir30s.That's56G）differentfrompersontoperson,buttheamountofsleepwehadat35isprobablythesameamountasweneedat75.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)alertI)formallyB)associatedJ)functionC)attractingK)mixedD)clingL)negativeE)continuingM)sufficientF)definitelyN)tendG)differentO)younger47.tendto固定搭配；表示“倾向于；”符合句意；48.空格后是effect，前面是a(n)，由此可见，该处需要填入一个形容词；题目给出的形容词有negative,sufficient,younger；根据前后语意，填入negative最为恰当，表示“少的睡眠时间对大脑的活动有负面的影响。”49.根据推测，该处应该填入一个副词，题目给出的副词有efficiently,definitely,formally；前面提到，老年人在睡觉的时候更容易被打断，而后面用while提出一个对比的概念，年轻人相比起来能获得更_______的睡眠；综合起来，选用efficiently（最有效率的）最为准确。50.beassociatedwith固定搭配；表示“与…联系在一起”；本句话表示“更多的睡眠一般都与健康度联系在一起”；51.先看整句话的含义，“如果她们能睡更长的时间，她们的感觉应该会更好以及…”那么，该处应该填入一个褒义词，选择alert比较恰当，表示“更加警觉，机灵”；52.根据判断，此处应该填入一个动词，剩下的动词有cling,function；整句话的意思是“当我们上了年纪的时候，我们一觉睡到天亮的能力下降了，可是，我们需要…的睡眠量并没有改变；”空格后的单词是well，cling在这里并不合适，一般与to连用；选用function最为适合；53.作者在首段已经提出这个观点是一个myth，那么显而易见最后一段中出现的myth是作为一种强调手段，应填入definitely；54.空格的前面是whentheywere…，“当她们年轻的时候”；应填入younger；55.本句的意思是“我们的数据显示老年人将从…获益；”空格的后面是“得到和她们在三十多岁的时候能得到的睡眠一样多”；根据上下文意思，该处应填入“continuing”；56.differentfrom固定搭配；表示“和…不同”；12月大学英语四级真题Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whatdeterminesthekindofpersonyouare?Whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?Alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere47.M)raised.Thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence48.L)psychologicalactivityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant49.E)contributionstothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheextenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.Anyresearchthatsuggeststhat50.A)abilitiestoperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.Whowantstobetoldthattherearelimitationstowhatyoucan51.B)achievebasedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?Itiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchassex,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how52.N)smarttheyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?Aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsisthe53.I)extenttowhichallofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture(养育),bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment.Increasingly,science54.J)indicatesthatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fromthisperspective,peopleareborn55.G)essentiallylikeundevelopedphotographs:Theimageisalreadycaptured,butthewayit56.H)eventuallyappearscanvarybasedonthedevelopmentprocess.However,thebasicpictureistherefromthebeginning.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。[A]abilities[I]extent[B]achieve[J]indicates[C]appeal[K]proceeds[D]complaints[L]psychological[E]contributions[M]raised[F]displayed[N]smart[G]essentially[O]standard[H]eventually47.raise在这里的意思是“养育”，theenvironmentinwhichyouwereraised意思是“你成长的环境”。48."psychologicalactivity"意思是“心理活动”，全句意思是“研究基因和外部环境如何相互作用影响人心理活动的学科被称为行为遗传学”。49.“makecontributionsto”为固定搭配，意为“为……做贡献”。50.“abilityto…”意思是“做某事的能力”，在此处，全句意思是“任何一篇宣称人类做出某种行为的能力是基于生物学的研究都是有争议的”。51."limitationstowhatyoucanachieve"意思是“对你所能达到的水平的限制”。52.此处需填一个形容词，而且用来形容人，根据题意，smart符合题意，表示“机灵，可爱”。53.此处填extent，主要是因为后面有to，“totheextent…”译为“……的程度”。54.indicate意思是“表明，显示”。全句意为“越来越多的科学(现象)表明基因对人类很多特征有基础作用”。55.essentially的意思是“实际上，本质上”。全句意为“从这个角度来讲，人一出生，本质上就像是还没洗出来的照片：相已经照了，可是最终会呈现多少就在于显影的过程了”。56.eventually副词，意思是“最终，最后”。12月大学英语四级真题PassageOneBoys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandaremorelikelytogetinvolvedinactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic,accordingtoresearchreleasedtoday.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinityinwhichstudentseithersinkorswim,theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype,theUSstudysays.Boysatsinglesexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode"ofhidingtheiremotionstobea"realman".Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys'learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy'sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithspecifically"boy-focused"approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevision,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven"hands-on"lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminineandpreferthemoderngenreinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,"Jameswrote.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships."Inmixedschools,boysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,"thestudyreported.57.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould_____________________.Aforceboystohidetheiremotionstobe“realman”BhelptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysCencourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyDnaturallyreinforceinboysthattraditionalimageofaman58.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolsboys____________________.AperformrelativelybetterBgrowupmorehealthilyCbehavemoreresponsiblyDreceiveabettereducation59.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?AItfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademicallyBItfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducationCItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneedDItplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls60.AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______________.AteachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysBboyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedCboyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinDteachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit61.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames’report?ATheyenjoybeinginchargeBTheyconformtostereotypesCTheyhavesharpervisionDTheyareviolentandsexistSectionBPassageOne57,Cencourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsfreely58,Aperformrelativelybetter59,CItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed60,Ateachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboys61,CTheyhavesharpervision【解析】这篇文章针对传统的男女生一起上学，一起接受教育提出了质疑。作者从文章一开头就表明了自己的看法：对于男生而言，单性教育，即男生们一起上学会对男生的身心发展更为有利。文中出现一个短语，receivedwisdom，即是“人们普遍的看法，公认的看法”。也是作者所批判的一种观点。传统观点认为，男生和女生混合教育会对男生发展更有利。可是作者认为单性教育对男生有以下几个好处：能够让男生们更自由地表示自己的情感，能够学习自己感兴趣的艺术，舞蹈，音乐等学科。不用去遵守人们在传统印象中对男生的期盼。而且单性教育能够针对男生的身心发展特点而制定学习计划。而且作者觉得，当前英国教育把女生当做关注重点，忽视了对男生的重视。12月大学英语四级真题PassageTwoIt'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgo,ortherooffalloff,andwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isaythatyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear–wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees,weshouldbegrateful.Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday.AYouGovpollof2,000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What'slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession–financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordable.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterizedbyintenseverbalaggression,tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolved,andmademen,morethanwomen,extremelyangry.KimStephenson,anoccupationalpsychologist,believesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizes,whichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen."Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentconceptionsofwhatitisfor,"heexplains."Theywillsayit'stosave,tospend,forsecurity,forfreedom,toshowsomeoneyoulovethem"Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething."Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowswhatisgoingonwiththeirfinances,buttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofatabooabouttalkingaboutmoneythantalkingaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyouaredoing,whoispayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationshipyoudon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney,butyouhavetotalkaboutit."62.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutvacationing?APeopleenjoyitallthemoreduringarecessionBFewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghardCItmakesallthehardworkworthwhileDItisthechiefcauseoffamilydisputes63.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“moneyisknown…tobringarelationshiptoitsknees”(Line1Para.2)？AMoneyisconsideredtobetherootofallevilsBSomepeoplesacrificetheirdignityformoneyCFewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofmoneyDDisputesovermoneymayruinarelationship64.TheYouGovpollofpeopleindicatesthatinarecession_________________.AconflictsbetweencouplestendtoriseBitismoreexpensiveforcouplestosplitupCcouplesshowmoreconcernforeachotherDdivorceandseparationratesincrease65.WhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?AMoneyisoftenasymbolofaperson’sstatusBMoneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomenCMenandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthingsDMenandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways66.Theauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould________________AputtheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyBmakeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsCdiscussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipDavoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromanticPassageTwo62.C.Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile.63.D.Disputesovermoneymayruinarelationship.64.A.conflictsbetweencouplestendtorise65.D.menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways.66.C.discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationship.【解析】这是一篇关于金钱对夫妻关系的影响的文章。文中第一段主要经过度假这件事来体现不同人对待金钱的不同态度。作者认为人只能活一次，如果不能去度假的话，那么工作再努力也没有意义。第二段主要谈到了大萧条时期，不太良好的经济状况常常会影响夫妻关系，可能会导致争吵，甚至会导致离婚或者分居的成本增加，对夫妻感情造成伤害。第三段讲了KimStephenson，一个心理学家的观点，即男人和女人对待金钱的态度是不一样的，男人把金钱看作是得到社会地位的途径，看作向父母展现自己成功的一种方式。第四段，作者建议夫妻能够对金钱持有不同的观点，可是不能够对它采取回避的态度，避而不谈。相对来说，这篇文章的难度比较大。文章看懂并不难，可是题目中，推理题和大意题比较多，需要在充分理解作者意图，了解文章主旨的基础上，才能选出正确答案。6月大学英语四级真题PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan300,000deathsandabout$125billionineconomiclosseseachyear,accordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,anorganizationledbyAnnan,theformerUnitedNationssecretarygeneral.Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,disaster,populationandeconomictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingtheglobaldeathratesfromillnessesincludingmalnutrition(营养不良)andheat-relatedhealthproblems.Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateandrisk,whoquestioneditsmethodsandconclusions.Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarilyinpoorcountries,werebeingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumberwoulddoubleby2030.RogerPielkeJr.,apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,whostudiesdisastertrends,saidtheForum'sreportwas"amethodologicalembarrassment"becausetherewasnowaytodistinguishdeathsoreconomiclossesrelatedtohuman-drivenglobalwarmingamidthemuchlargerlossesresultingfromthegrowthinpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentinvulnerable(易受伤害的)regions.Dr.Pielkesaidthat“climatechangeisanimportantproblemrequiringourutmostattention.”Butthereport,hesaid,"willharmthecauseforactiononbothclimatechangeanddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed(有瑕疵的)."However,SorenAndreasen,asocialscientistatDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswhosupervisedthewritingofthereport,defendedit,sayingthatitwasclearthatthenumberswereroughestimates.Hesaidthereportwasaimedatworldleaders,whowillmeetinCopenhageninDecembertonegotiateanewinternationalclimatetreaty.Inapressreleasedescribingthereport,Mr.Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationstofocusonincreasingtheflowofmoneyfromrichtopoorregionstohelpreducetheirvulnerabilitytoclimatehazardswhilestillcurbingtheemissionsoftheheat-trappinggases.Morethan90%ofthehumanandeconomiclossesfromclimatechangeareoccurringinpoorcountries,accordingtothereport.62.WhatisthefindingoftheGlobalHumanitarianForum?A)Globaltemperaturesaffecttherateofeconomicdevelopment.B)Ratesofdeathfromillnesseshaverisenduetoglobalwarming.C)Malnutritionhascausedserioushealthproblemsinpoorcountries.D)Economictrendshavetodowithpopulationandnaturaldisasters.63.WhatdowelearnabouttheForum'sreportfromthepassage?A)Itwaschallengedbysomeclimateandriskexperts.B)Itarousedalotofinterestinthescientificcircles.C)Itwaswarmlyreceivedbyenvironmentalists.D)Itcausedabigstirindevelopingcountries.64.WhatdoesDr.PielkesayabouttheForum'sreport?A)Itsstatisticslookembarrassing.C)Itdeservesourclosestattention.B)Itisinvalidintermsofmethodology.D)Itsconclusionispurposelyexaggerated.65.WhatisSorenAndreasen'sviewofthereport?A)Itsconclusionsarebasedoncarefullycollecteddata.B)Itisvulnerabletocriticismifthestatisticsarecloselyexamined.C)ItwillgiverisetoheateddiscussionsattheCopenhagenconference.D)Itsroughestimatesaremeanttodrawtheattentionofworldleaders.66.WhatdoesKofiAnnansayshouldbethefocusoftheCopenhagenconference?A)Howrichandpoorregionscanshareresponsibilityincurbingglobalwarming.B)Howhumanandeconomiclossesfromclimatechangecanbereduced.C)Howemissionsofheat-trappinggasescanbereducedonaglobalscale.D)Howrichcountriescanbetterhelppoorregionsreduceclimatehazards.Passage