英語四級(jí)閱讀模擬試題及答案解析

1、2015年英語四級(jí)閱讀模擬試題及答案(精品試卷一)SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B.,C.andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuesti

2、ons56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.People'stastesinrecreationdifferwidely.Atarecentfestivalofpop-musicintheIsleofWight,crowdsofteenagersflockedtolistentotheirfavoritesingersandmusicians.Theywentwithsinglerailwayticketsandsleptintheopen,averyriskythingtodointheclimateofBritain,eveninAugust.Th

3、eywerepackedtogetherlikesardinesforfourdays.Therewereinnumerablethieves,agangofroughstriedseveraltimestobreakthingsup,andpolicewereeverywhere.Attheendofthefestivalmanyyoungfansfoundthemselvesbroke,withnomoneyleft,andtheyhaddifficultyingettingbackhome.Mostpeoplewouldconsidertheseconditionsanightmareo

4、fdiscomfort;thefansappearedtoenjoyitallenormously.EvenintheovercrowdedUnitedKingdomtherearelargetractsofopenun-spoiltcountry,wherepeoplewithmoretraditionaltastescangoforquiet,andforthesenseoffreedomtheyderivefromcontactwithnature.Inthenationalparksespecially,moderndevelopmentofhousingandindustryisst

5、rictlycontrolled.VisitorsmaywalkformilesthroughIandscapeofthegreatestbeautyandwildness,andoftenofconsiderablehistoricorscientificinterest.Alongthecoastsofsomeofthemaritimecounties,publicpathwayshavebeencreated;thesepathsstretchformanymilesalongcliffsthatlookoutontheAtlanticOceanortheEnglishChannel.A

6、notherpath,lyinginland,goesalongtherangeofmountainsinthenorthofEngland.ItiscalledthePennineWay.Here,theIong-distaneewallerandthenature-lovercanfindmuchtoenjoy,withoutfeelingdisturbedbylargenumbersoftheirfellows.Yetfewpeoplemakefulluseofthenationalparksestablishedforeveryone'sbenefit.Thecommonest

7、thingnowadaysisforfamilygroupstomotorouttoabeautifulspotandparktheircarsinalay-by（英國(guó)的路旁停車帶）.Apicnicbasketisproduced,alongwithafoldingtableandchairs,akettleandaportablestove.Theythensettledowntoapicnicinthelay-bybesidethecar.Apparentlytheirideaofenjoymentistogetintothefreshairandamongstthecountrysigh

8、tsandsoundswithouthavingtowallayard.Theyseemalmosttoliketohearandtosmellthetraffic.56. InBritainitisveryriskyto.A. gowithasinglerailwayticketB. listentopop-musicatthefestivalC. sleepintheopenD. packtogetherincrowds57. Attheendofthefestival,manyyoungfans.A. werearrestedbythepoliceB. hadspentmostofthe

9、irmoneyC. weresleepingoutD. becamequitepenniless58. EvenintheovercrowdedUnitedKingdomtherearelargeA. tracksthroughtheopencountryB. areasofcountrywithoutsoilC. areasofcountrysidenotdevelopedD. expansesoflandwherenobodyworks59. Publicpathwaysarecreatedforpeopleto.A. commutetoworkB. enjoyIong-distaneew

10、alkingC. walltomaritimecountiesD. visitthehistoricorscenicsites60. Familygroupsnowadaysliketo.A. havemealsoutofdoorsbytheroad-sideB. goforawalkawayfromhomeC. driveoutpastthebeautifulplacesD. hearandsmelltheanimalsPassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameex

11、perieneeforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvanee.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlypro

12、ducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveeactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,tr

13、iestosellthecustomersomethingelse-heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutebluntly;hedoessowithskillandpolish."Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize?Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned."Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatme

14、nt,andtheusualresponseis:"Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.”Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly"having

15、alookaround".Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyc

16、lothes.Theyarealwaysonthelook-outfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomarmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Somostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitin

17、ghusbands.61. Whenamanisbuyingclothes,.A. hechoosesthingsthatothersrecormnendB. hebuyscheapthings,regardlessofqualityC. hebuysgoodthings,solongastheyarenottooexpensiveD. hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings62. Incommerceagoodsalesmanisonewho.A. sellssomethingacustomerdoesnotparticularlywa

18、ntB. alwayshasinstockthethingthecustomerwantsC. canfindoutquicklythegoodsrequiredD. doesnotwastehistimeondifficultcustomers63. Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?A. Hebuyssomethingthatissimilarenoughtotheidealone.B. Heusuallydoesnotbuyanything.C. Atleasttwoofhisreqnirementsmustbemetbefo

19、rehebuys.D. Solongasthestyleisright,hebuysthething.64. Accordingtothispassage,whenshoppingforclothes,womenA. oftenbuythingswithoutthinkingB. seldombuycheapclothesC. welcomesuggestionsfromanyoneD. nevertakeanyadvice65. Whatisthemostobviousdiffereneebetweenmenandwomenshoppers'?A. Thefactthatmendon

20、ottryclothesoninashop.B. Womenbargainfortheirclothes,butmendonot.C. Womenstandupwhileshopping,butmensitdown.D. Thetimetheytakeoverbuyingclothes.PassageOne【參考譯文】人們對(duì)于休閑娛樂的品位大相徑庭。在英國(guó)懷特島最近舉辦的一次流行音樂節(jié)上，青少年們成群結(jié)隊(duì)地去聽他們最喜愛的歌手和音樂家演唱。56他們只買得起去音樂節(jié)的單程火車票，甚至不惜露宿街頭，在英國(guó)那種氣候條件下，即便是在八月份，他們的這種行為也是非常危險(xiǎn)的。他們像沙丁魚一樣在音樂節(jié)上擠了四

21、天。音樂節(jié)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)有數(shù)不清的盜賊，一伙暴徒幾次三番試圖搗亂，而且到處都是警察。57音樂節(jié)結(jié)束后，許多年輕歌迷發(fā)現(xiàn)自己身無分文，想要回家都很困難。大多數(shù)人都會(huì)認(rèn)為這種情形簡(jiǎn)直像噩夢(mèng)一樣叫人不爽，但是歌迷們似乎仍樂在其中。58即便是在英國(guó)這樣擁擠的國(guó)家，也有一大片一大片未遭破壞的鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)，在那里，有著更多傳統(tǒng)品位的人們可以尋求安靜以及他們?cè)谕笞匀唤佑|過程中產(chǎn)生的自由感。特別是在國(guó)家級(jí)公園所在的地區(qū)，房產(chǎn)和工業(yè)的現(xiàn)代發(fā)展受到嚴(yán)格限制。游客可以步行幾英里，游覽極度迷人而又十分原始的風(fēng)景，以及大量歷史和科學(xué)景點(diǎn)。59一些海濱縣城修建了公路；這些公路沿著懸崖峭壁一直延伸，而這些峭壁則緊挨著大西洋或英吉利海峽

22、。在內(nèi)陸還有另一條公路，沿國(guó)北部的山脈修成，被稱作奔寧公路。在這里，遠(yuǎn)途旅行者和熱愛大自然的人能夠收獲不少樂趣一而不會(huì)有被大批其他游人打攪的感覺。國(guó)家級(jí)公園是為造福公眾而修建的，然而，很少有人能夠充分利用這一資源。60現(xiàn)下最為常見的事情就是，全家人一起開車去一個(gè)美麗的景點(diǎn)，將車停在路邊的停車帶。他們?nèi)安突@、折疊式桌椅、一把水壺和一臺(tái)便攜式火爐，然后在自己車的附近安頓下來，開始一頓野餐。顯然，他們對(duì)娛樂的觀點(diǎn)是呼吸新鮮空氣，身處鄉(xiāng)間，不用行走一步就能欣賞美景，聽聞鄉(xiāng)村之聲。他們似乎很喜歡用耳朵和鼻子去感受鄉(xiāng)問的車馬交通。56. C定位：根據(jù)題干信息詞risky可將答案定位到第一段第三句。解析

23、：該句提到：“他們（青少年們）只買得起去音樂節(jié)的單程火車票，甚至不惜露宿街頭，在英國(guó)那種氣候條件下，即便是在八月份，他們的這種行為也是非常危險(xiǎn)的。”故選C。57. D定位：根據(jù)題干信息attheendofthefestival可將答案定位到第一段倒數(shù)第二句。解析：該句提到：“音樂節(jié)結(jié)束后，許多年輕歌迷發(fā)現(xiàn)自己身無分文，想要回家都很困難?！惫蔬xDbbecamequitepenniless即意為“身無分文”，是對(duì)broke和withnomoneyleft的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。58. C定位：根據(jù)題干信息evenintheovercrowdedUnitedKingdom可將答案定位到第二段第一句。解析：原文提

24、至V：“EvenintheovercrowdedUnitedKingdomtherearelargetractsofopenHrlspoiltcountry（即便是在英國(guó)這樣擁擠的國(guó)家，也有一大片一大片未遭破壞的鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)）”選項(xiàng)C中的notdeveloped是原文中tin.spoilt的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故為正確答案。59. B定位：根據(jù)題干信息publicpathways可將答案定位到第二段第四句。解析：原文提到，一些海濱縣城修建了公路，在內(nèi)陸，沿英國(guó)北部的山脈也有一條公路。遠(yuǎn)途旅行者和熱愛大自然的人能夠收獲不少樂趣，而且不會(huì)有被大批其他游人打攪的感覺。可見，開辟公路就是為了讓人們能夠享受遠(yuǎn)足，享受

25、自然，故選B。60. A定位：根據(jù)題干信息familygroupsnowadays可將答案定位到第三段第二句。解析：原文提到，現(xiàn)下最為常見的事情就是，全家人一起開車去一個(gè)美麗的景點(diǎn)，將車停在路邊的停車帶。然后他們就拿出準(zhǔn)備好的各種工具和食物在自己的汽車旁野餐，故選A。PassageTwo【參考譯文】買衣服對(duì)男人和女人來說是不同的經(jīng)歷。61男人去購物是因?yàn)樗枰承〇|西。他的目的是既定的，而且提前就做好了決定。他知道自己需要什么，而他的目的就是找到那個(gè)東西并買下來，價(jià)格倒在其次。65男人都是直接走進(jìn)商店，詢問店員自己想要買的東西。如果店里有貨，銷售員能及時(shí)找到，而且馬上就能試穿或試用，這一切順利

26、的話，整個(gè)交易一般在五分鐘之內(nèi)就可以完成。雖然幾乎沒什么言語交談，但是買賣雙方各自都滿意。62對(duì)于男人來說，如果商店沒有他想買的東西或者羞不完全符合他心里的條件，可能會(huì)引發(fā)一些小問題。在那種情況下，導(dǎo)購就要像自己的職業(yè)名稱（導(dǎo)“購”）所暗示的那樣，嘗試賣給顧客別的東西：他把跟顧客要求最接近的東西推薦給他。優(yōu)秀的導(dǎo)購都不會(huì)貿(mào)然向顧客推薦替代品，他會(huì)花一番心思和技巧。比如，他會(huì)說：“先生，我知道這件上衣不是您想要的樣式，但您能否試一下，看看大小合不合適。它的顏色剛好符合您的要求?！?3對(duì)于這種情況，男人很少會(huì)買賬，他們一般都會(huì)說：“也許衣服的顏色和大小都合適，但要是讓我試穿的話：既浪費(fèi)了你的時(shí)間，

27、也浪費(fèi)了我的?！爆F(xiàn)在來看一下女人買衣服的過程是怎樣的呢？每個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)差不多都和男人相反。女人購物通常都不是因?yàn)橛惺裁葱枨?。她從來都沒完全決定自己想要買什么，只是“四處看看”。64女人總是肯聽他人的勸說，她重視女店員的話，甚至是同伴的話。她會(huì)什么都試窒一下。在她內(nèi)心深處，她要找的衣服，是所查人都認(rèn)為適合她的。與很多笑話里講的不同，很多女人在買衣服的時(shí)候還是精打細(xì)算的。她們總是在尋找意外的超值商品。65面對(duì)一屋子衣服，她們也許很容易就花上一個(gè)小時(shí)，一排排瀏覽，來來回回樂此不疲；她們會(huì)不時(shí)地折返腳步，直到發(fā)現(xiàn)自己想試穿的衣服。這是個(gè)累人的過程，但是很顯然，她們很享受這個(gè)過程。因此大部分服裝店都為那些等待的丈夫提供座椅?！敬鸢附馕觥?1. D定位：根據(jù)題干信息whenamanisbuyingclothes可將答案定位到文章前兩段。解析：第一段中提到：“男人去購物是因?yàn)樗枰承〇|西。他的目的是既定的，而且提前