2001英语专四真题及答案

1、.2001 英语专四真题及答案四。阅读apart reading comprehension 30 min 。section a reading comprehension25 min 。in this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinishedstatements ， each with four suggestedanswers marked a ， b ， c and d 。 choose the one that you think isthe best answer 。mark your an

2、swers on your answer sheet。text athe train clattered over points and passed through a station。then it begansuddenly to slow down， presumably in obedience to a signal。 for some minutes itcrawled along， then stopped; presently it began to move forward again。 anotherup train passed them， though with le

3、ss vehemence than the first one。 the traingathered speed again 。 at that moment anothertrain， alsoon a down line ， swervedinwards towards them， for a moment with almost alarming effect。 for a time thetwo trains ran parallel， now ， one gaining a little， now the other。 mrs 。mcgillicuddy looked from he

4、r window through the window of the parallelcarriages。most oftheblinds were down， butoccasionallythe occupants ofthecarriages werevisible。 the other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages。at the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary， ablindin one ofthe

5、carriagesflew up witha snap。mrs 。mcgillicuddy looked intothe lightedfirst class carriage that was only a few feet away。then she drew her breath in with a gasp and halfrose to her feet。standing with his back to the window and to her was a man。 his hands were roundthe throatof a womanwho faced him， an

6、dhe was slowly ， remorselessly， stranglingher 。 her eyes were starting from their sockets， her face was purple。 as mrs 。mcgillicuddy watched， fascinated， the end came; the body went limp and crumpledin the man s hands 。at the same moment ， mrs 。 mcgillicuddys train slowed down again and the other;.b

7、egan to gain speed。 it passed forward and a moment or two later it had vanishedfrom sight。almost automatically mrs。 mcgillicuddyshand wentup to the communicationcord，then paused， irresolute。 afterall， whatuse woulditbe ringingthe cord ofthetrain in which she was travelling？ the horror of what she ha

8、d seen at such closequarters ， andthe unusual circumstances， made herfeelparalysed 。 some immediateaction was necessary ， but what ？the doorofhercompartment was drawn back and a ticketcollectorsaid ， “ticket ，please 。”66。 when mrs 。 mcguillicuddy s train passed through a station，it_ 。a。 gainedspeed

9、suddenlyb。keptitsusual speedc 。 changeditsspeed d。 stoppedimmediately67。 mrs 。 mcguillicuddy seems to be a（an） _ person 。a。 observant b。 interested c。 nosy d 。 nervous68。 what she saw in the parallel train made her feel_。a。 excited b。 anxious c。 worried d。 horrified69。 she didn t ring the communicat

10、ion cord immediately because_ 。a。 she was very much afraidb。 there was no point of doing soc。 she was too shocked to moved。 the ticket collector came intext bi am one ofthemany citypeoplewho arealwayssaying thatgiven thechoicewe wouldprefertoliveinthe countryaway fromthedirtand noiseofa largecity。 i

11、havemanaged to convince myself that if it werent for my job i would immediately headout for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in thecounty 。 but how realistic is the dream？cities can be frightening places。 the majority of the population live in massivetowerblocks ，

12、noisy ， dirtyand impersonal。 the sense ofbelongingtoa communitytendsto disappearwhen you livefifteenfloorsup。 allyou can see fromyour windowis sky ， orotherblocksof fiats。 childrenbecome aggressiveand nervous coopedup athome allday， withnowhere to play; theirmothersfeelisolatedfrom therest;.of the w

13、orld 。 strangelyenough， whereas inthepastthe inhabitantsofone streetallknew each other ， nowadays peopleon thesame floorintowerblocksdontevensay hello to each other。countrylife， on theotherhand， differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthata sense ofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsof smallvillag

14、estogether。people have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to whentheyneed help 。 butcountrylifehas disadvantagestoo 。 whileitistruethatyoumay be among friends in a village， it is also true that you are cut off from theexcitingand importanteventsthattakeplaceincities。 there

15、slittlepossibilityof goingtoa new show orthelatestmovie 。 shoppingbecomes a majorproblem ， andfor anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to goon an expedition to thenearestlargetown。 thecity dwellerwho leavesforthecountryis oftenoppressedby a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet。what， the

16、n， is the answer？ the country has the advantage of peace and quiet，but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off： the city breeds a feeling ofisolation， and constantnoisebattersthesenses 。 butone ofitsmain advantagesis that you are at the centre of things， and that life doesnt come to an end at

17、half pastnine at night 。 some peoplehave found（ or ratherbought ） acompromisebetween the two： they have expressed their preference for the“quiet life” byleavingthesuburbs and moving to villageswithincommuting distanceoflargecities。they generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers

18、they leavebehind they are pollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchange and improvementwhichtheyforce on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages。what then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring“morning ” tothe locals as they pass by。 i m keen on the idea， but you see theres my c

19、at ，toby。 i m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercisein the longgrass 。 imean， can you see him mixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm ？ no ， he wouldratherhave theelectricimitation coalfireany evening 。70。 we get the impression from the first paragraph that the author

20、_。a。 used to live in the countryb。 used to work in the city;.c。 works in the cityd。 lives in the country71。 in the authors opinion， the following may cause city people to be unhappyexcept。a。 a strong sense of fear b。 lack of communicationc。 housing conditions d。a sense of isolation72。 the passageimp

21、liesthatitis easy to buy thefollowingthingsin the countryexcept_a。 dailynecessitiesb。 freshfruitsc 。 designerclothesd。 freshvegetables73。 accordingtothepassage ， whichof thefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthose people who work in large cities and live in villages？a。 original。 b 。 quiet。 c 。 arrogant

22、。 d 。 insensitive。74。 do you think the author will move to the country？a。 yes ， hewilldo so 。 b 。 no ， hewillnot do so。c。 itisdifficulttotell。d。 he is in two minds。text ctraditionally， thewomanhas held a lowpositioninmarriagepartnerships。 whileher husband went his way ， shehad to wash ， stitch andse

23、w。 today themove istoliberatethewoman， whichmay intheend strengthenthemarriageunion 。perhapsthe greatest obstacle to friendshipin marriageis the amount a coupleusuallyseeof each other。 friendshipinitsusual sense is not testedbythe strainof daily，year long cohabitation。 couples need to take up separa

24、te interests（ andfriendship） as well as mutually shared ones， if they are not to get used to themore attractive elements of each others personalities。married couples are likely to exert themselves for guests being amusing，discussing with passion and point and then to fall into dull exhausted silence

25、when the guests have gone。as in all friendship， a husband andwifemusttry to interest each other， and tospend sufficient time sharing absorbing activities to give them continuing commoninterests。 but at the same time they must spend enough time on separateinterestswith separatepeopletopreserveanddeve

26、lop theirseparatepersonalitiesand keeptheir relationship;.fresh 。for toomany highlyintelligentworking women， home representschoreobligations，because the husband only tolerates her work and does not participate in householdchores 。 fortoo many highlyintelligentworkingmen， home representsdullnessandco

27、mplaints from an overdependent wife who will not gather courageto make herown life。in such an atmosphere ， thepartnersgrow furtherand furtherapart ， bothloveandlikingdisappearing。 for toomany couples withchildren， thechildrenareallowedto command all time and attention， allowing the couple no time to

28、 develop likingand friendship， as well as love， allotting them exclusive parental roles。75。 according to the passage， which of the following statements is correct？a。 friendship in marriage means daily， year long cohabitation。b。 friendship can be kept fresh by both separate and shared interests。c。 fr

29、iendship in marriage is based on developing similar interests。d。 friendship in marriage is based on developing separate interest。76。 the passage suggests that married couples become_。a。 unfriendly with guestsb。 uninterested in guestsc。 hostile when guests have leftd。 quiet when guest have left77。 th

30、e passage seems to indicate at the end that children_。a。 help couples reinforce their friendshipb。 make no impact on the quality of friendshipc。 may pose obstacles in marital friendshipd。 command less time and care than expectedtext dsending a child to school in england is a step which many parents

31、do not find easyto take 。 in theory， at least， the problem is that there are very many choicesto make。 let us tryto listsome of the alternativesbetween which parents are forcedto decide。 to begin with， they may ask themselves whether they would like theirchild to go to a singlesex school or a co edu

32、cational school。 they may alsoconsiderwhether he shouldgo to a schoolwhich isconnected toa particularchurch;.or religiousgroup ， orwhether the school shouldhave no such connections。 anotherdecision is whether the school should be one of the vast majority financed by thestateor one of the verysmallbu

33、t influentialminorityof privateschools ， thoughthis choice is， of course， only available to the small number of those who canpay。 also connected with the question of money is whether the child should go toa boarding school or live at home。 then there is the question of what the childshould do at sch

34、ool。 should it be a school whose curriculum lays emphasis， forinstance， on necessaryskills， such as reading， writingand mathematics， or onewhich pays more attention to developing the childs personality，morally，emotionally and socially。 finally， with dissatisfaction with conventionaleducation as grea

35、t as it is in some circles in england and certainly in the usa，the questionmighteven arisein theparents minds as towhether thechildshouldbe compelled to go to school at all。 although in practice， some parents may notthink twice about any of these choices and send their child to the only schoolavaila

36、bleinthe immediate neighbourhood ， anyparent who is interestedenough caninsist that as many choices as possible be made open to him， and the system istheoretically supposed to provide them。78。 parents find choosing a school hard because_。a。 there is a limited number of choicesb。 some schools are ver

37、y expensivec。 some schools are government schoolsd。 they are faced with a variety of offers79。 accordingtothe passage ， some parents ， ifallowed ， mightlettheirchildrenstay at home because they_。a。 dont find conventional education satisfactoryb。 dont know how to choose among different schoolsc。 inte

38、nd to educate their children themselvesd。 find conventional education too expensive to pay for80。 what is implied at the very end of the passage？a。 most parents are unconcerned about the choices available to them。b。 interested parents can request more school choices be open to them。;.c。 the educatio

39、nal system may not provide as many choices as expected。d。 most parents usually send their children to the schools nearby。阅读 apart vi reading comprehensionsection a reading comprehensiontext a短文大意： 本文 述mrsmcgillicuddy在乘火 一个站台前后的一段奇特 。66答案： b【参考 文】当mcgillicuddy夫人乘坐的火 站 ，它如何？【 分析】本 。【 解答】短文开 就 “the tra

40、in clattered over points and passed throughastation”“ then it began suddenly to slow down”，由此可知，火 既没有突然加速，也没保持原速，更没有立刻停下来，而是改 了它的速度。所以 b 正确答案。67答案： a【参考 文】 mcgillicuddy夫人是一个怎 的人？【 分析】本 推理 。【 解答】 篇短文有很多 描写，如有几列火 ， 各列 何 加速何 减速，怎么 平行行 ，在不同的 有不同的情况 生， 些都是以mcgillicuddy夫人的 角展开描写的。 文中 写到， 尽管大多数窗帘拉上了，但是她 是看

41、 了另一列火 上的 人案。由此可 ， mcgillicuddy夫人是一个善于 察的人。68答案： d【参考 文】看 并行的火 上 生的事，她感 如何？【 分析】本 。【 解答】短文第四段 “the n she drew her breath in with a gasp and halfroseto her feet”，即可怕的景象吓得她 呆，故 d 正确答案。69答案： b【参考 文】她 什么没有 上按响她所乘的火 的警 ？【 分析】本 。【 解答】短文倒数第二段 “mrsmcgillicuddy s hand went up to thecommunicationcord ，then pa

42、used，irresoluteafterall ，what use would itbe ringingthe cord of the train in which she was travelling？” mcgillicuddy夫人看到的情;.景 生在另一列火 上，那么按响她所乘的火 的警 是不起任何作用的，也就是 她 做没什么意 ，故 b 正确答案。text b短文大意：本文写的城 生活的差异及作者的看法。70答案： c【参考 文】第一段作者流 我 的印象是什么？【 分析】本 。【 解答】短文第一段第一句 “i am oneof the many city peopleif it wer

43、entfor my job i would” 明作者是在城里工作，故 c 正确答案。71答案： a【参考 文】根据作者的意 ，下列哪一 不会引起城里人不幸福？【 分析】本 。【 解答】短文第二段描写的是城市生活的弊端。由“the sense of belonging to acommunity tends to disappear peopleon thesame floor intower blocks dont evensay hello to each other ”可知， 城市生活“ lackof communication ”； 由“ the majorityof the popul

44、ation live in massive tower blocks， noisy ，dirty and impersonalallyou can see from your window is sky， or other blocks of flats”可知，城市生活“housing conditions ”；由“ childrencoopedup at home alldaytheir mothers feelisolated from the rest of the world”可知，城市生活是“ a sense of isolation”。文中没有提及“ a strong sense

45、of fear”，故a 正确答案。72答案： c【参考 文】根据短文，在 村不容易 到的 西是哪一 ？【 分析】本 推理 。【 解答】短文第三段倒数第二句 “shopping becomes a major problem， and foranythingslightlyout of the ordinaryyou have to go on an expeditionto the nearestlargetown 。”，即住在一个小村庄里， 物是一个大 ，即使只是稍微特 的物品，人 也必 到附近大城 去 。由此可知，在 村不容易 到的 西 是designerclothes。73答案： c【参

46、考 文】 根据短文， 用下列哪一个 来描述在大城市工作而在 村生活的人最合适？【 分析】本 。【 解答】短文第四段最后一句 “they generally have about as muchsensitivitythe unwilling original inhabitants of the villages”即他 一般 ;.是比 敏感的， 他 也把某些改 加 当地 村居民。故用“ arrogant ”（ 横的）来描述在大城市工作而在 村生活的人最合适。74答案： b【参考 文】你 作者会搬迁到 村去 ？【 分析】本 推理 。【 解答】最后一段 “i mkeen on the idea ，

47、but you see there s my cat ， toby 。i m not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in thelong grass。 i mean ， can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down thefarm ？ no， he would ratherhave the electricimitation coalfireany evening 。”作者以他的猫 例， 他没有把握它一定会喜 新 空气及到草地 ，并在最后作了否定的答复。可 ，作者是不会去 村生活的text c短文大意：本文 的是如何 持健康的婚姻，保持婚姻活力。75答案： b【参考 文】根据短文，下列哪一种 法是正确的？【 分析】本 概括 。【 解答】短文第四段 “as in all friendship，a husband and wife must try tointeresteach other ， andto spend sufficienttime sharingabsorbingactivitiestogivethem continuingcommoni