2023英語專四真題及答案

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PartVIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN。]

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN。]

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinished

statements,eachwithfoursuggested

answersmarkedA,B,CandDoChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswero

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheeto

TEXTA

Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation。Thenitbegan

suddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobediencetoasignaloForsomeminutesit

crawledalong,thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain。Another

up-trainpassedthem,thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone。Thetrain

gatheredspeedagainoAtthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-line,swerved

inwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffectoForatimethe

twotrainsranparallel,now,onegainingalittle,nowtheother。Mrs。

McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowofthepara11e1carriageso

Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswere

visibleoTheothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriageso

Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablind

inoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedintothelighted

first-classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetawayo

Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoherfeeto

Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman。Hishandswereround

thethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,remorselessly,strangling

heroHereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets,herfacewaspurpleoAsMrs。

McGillicuddywatched,fascinated,theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpled

intheman,shandso

Atthesamemoment,Mrs。McGillicuddyJstrainsloweddownagainandtheother

begantogainspeedoItpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanished

fromsighto

AlmostautomaticallyMrs。McGillicuddy'shandwentuptothecommunicationcord,

thenpaused,irresolute。Afterall,whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthe

traininwhichshewastravelling?Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclose

quarters,andtheunusualcircumstances,madeherfeelparalysedoSomeimmediate

actionwasnecessary,一butwhat?

Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,wTicket,

pleaseo〃

660WhenMrsoMcGuillicuddy,strainpassedthroughastation,it___。

AogainedspeedsuddenlyB。keptitsusualspeedC。changeditsspeedD。stopped

immediately

67OMrs(>McGuillicuddyseemstobea(an)___persono

AoobservantB。interestedC。nosyD。nervous

680Whatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeherfeel___。

AoexcitedB。anxiousCoworriedDohorrified

69oShedidn'tringthecommunicationcordimmediatelybecause___。

Aoshewasverymuchafraid

Botherewasnopointofdoingso

Coshewastooshockedtomove

Dotheticketcollectorcamein

TEXTB

Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewould

prefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity。Ihave

managedtoconvincemyselfthatifitwerenJtformyjobIwou1dimmediatelyhead

outfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthe

countyoButhowrealisticisthedream?

CitiescanbefrighteningplacesoThemajorityofthepopulationliveinmassive

towerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonaloThesenseofbelongingtoacommunity

tendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup。Allyoucanseefromyourwindow

issky,orotherblocksoffiatSoChildrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous—cooped

upathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherest

oftheworldoStrangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreet

allkneweachother,nowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon,teven

sayhellotoeachother。

Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistencein

thatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmal1villagestogether。

Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhen

theyneedhelp。Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo。Whileitistruethatyou

maybeamongfriendsinavillage,itisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromthe

excitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincitiesoThere'slittlepossibility

ofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmovie。Shoppingbecomesamajorproblem,and

foranythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothe

nearestlargetownoThecity—dwellerwholeavesforthecountryisoftenoppressed

byasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet。

What,then,istheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquiet,

butsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff：thecitybreedsafeelingof

isolation,andconstantnoisebattersthesensesoButoneofitsmainadvantages

isthatyouareatthecentreofthings,andthatlifedoesn,tcometoanendat

half—pastnineatnight。Somepeoplehavefound(orratherbought)acompromise

betweenthetwo：theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthe“quietlife”by

leavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities。

Theygenerallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivityastheplasticflowerstheyleave

behind—theyarepollutedwithstrangeideasaboutchangeandimprovementwhichthey

forceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillageso

Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuring“morning”to

thelocalsastheypassby。I'mkeenontheidea,butyouseethere?smycat,

TobyoI'mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexercise

inthelonggrass<>Imean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdown

thefarm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyeveningo

70oWegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor___。

Aousedtoliveinthecountry

Bousedtoworkinthecity

Coworksinthecity

Dolivesinthecountry

71oIntheauthor'sopinion,thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappy

EXCEPT—o

AoastrongsenseoffearB。lackofcommunicationC。housingconditionsDo

asenseofisolation

72OThepassageimpliesthatitiseasytobuy'thefollowingthingsinthecountry

EXCEPT—

AodailynecessitiesBofreshfruitsC。designerclothesDofreshvegetables

73oAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribes

thosepeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages?

AoOriginaloBoQuiet。C。ArrogantoDoInsensitive。

74oDoyouthinktheauthorwi11movetothecountry?

AoYes,hewilldoso<>B。No,hewillnotdoso(>C。Itisdifficulttotello

DoHeisintwomindso

TEXTC

Traditionally,thewomanhasheldalowpositioninmarriagepartnershipsoWhile

herhusbandwenthisway,shehadtowash,stitchandsew。Todaythemoveisto

liberatethewoman,whichmayintheendstrengthenthemarriageunion。Perhaps

thegreatestobstacletofriendshipinmarriageistheamountacoupleusuallysee

ofeachother。Friendshipinitsusualsenseisnottestedbythestrainofdaily,

year-longcohabitatiorioCouplesneedtotakeupseparateinterests(and

friendship)aswellasmutuallysharedones,iftheyarenottogetusedtothe

moreattractiveelementsofeachotherJspersonalitieso

Marriedcouplesarelikelytoexertthemselvesforguests—beingamusing,

discussingwithpassionandpoint-andthentofallintodullexhaustedsilence

whentheguestshavegone。

Asinallfriendship,ahusbandandwifemusttrytointeresteachother,andto

spendsufficienttimesharingabsorbingactivitiestogivethemcontinuingcommon

interestSoButatthesametimetheymustspendenoughtimeonseparateinterests

withseparatepeopletopreserveanddeveloptheirseparatepersonalitiesandkeep

theirrelationship

fresho

Fortoomanyhighlyintelligentworkingwomen,homerepresentschoreobiigations,

becausethehusbandonlytoleratesherworkanddoesnotparticipateinhousehold

choresoFortoomanyhighlyintel1igentworkingmen,homerepresentsdullnessand

complaints—fromanover—dependentwifewhowillnotgathercouragetomakeher

ownlife。

Insuchanatmosphere,thepartnersgrowfurtherandfurtherapart,bothloveand

likingdisappearingoFortoomanycoupleswithchildren,thechildrenareallowed

tocommandalltimeandattention,allowingthecouplenotimetodevelopliking

andfriendship,aswellaslove,allottingthemexclusiveparentalroleso

75oAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

AoFriendshipinmarriagemeansdaily,year-longcohabitation。

BoFriendshipcanbekeptfreshbybothseparateandsharedinterestso

CoFriendshipinmarriageisbasedondevelopingsimilarinterestso

DoFriendshipinmarriageisbasedondevelopingseparateinteresto

76oThepassagesuggeststhatmarriedcouplesbecome___。

Aounfriendlywithguests

Bouninterestedinguests

Cohostilewhenguestshaveleft

Doquietwhenguesthaveleft

77OThepassageseemstoindicateattheendthatchildren

Aohelpcouplesreinforcetheirfriendship

Bomakenoimpactonthequalityoffriendship

Comayposeobstaclesinmaritalfriendship

Docommandlesstimeandcarethanexpected

TEXTD

SendingachildtoschoolinEnglandisastepwhichmanyparentsdonotfindeasy

totakeoIntheory,atleast,theproblemisthatthereareverymanychoices

tomakeoLetustrytolistsomeofthealternativesbetweenwhichparentsareforced

todecideoTobeginwith,theymayaskthemselveswhethertheywouldliketheir

childtogotoasingle-sexschooloraco-educationalschooloTheymayalso

considerwhetherheshouldgotoaschoolwhichisconnectedtoaparticularchurch

orreligiousgroup,orwhethertheschoolshouldhavenosuchconnectionsoAnother

decisionisWhethertheschoolshouldbeoneofthevastmajorityfinancedbythe

Stateoroneoftheverysmal1butinfluentialminorityofprivateschools,though

thischoiceis,ofcourse,onlyavailabletothesmallnumberofthosewhocan

pay。AlsoconnectedwiththequestionofmoneyiswhetherthechiIdshouIdgoto

aboardingschoolorliveathome。Thenthereisthequestionofwhatthechild

shoulddoatschool(>Shoulditbeaschoolwhosecurriculumlaysemphasis,for

instance,onnecessaryskills,suchasreading,writingandmathematics,orone

whichpaysmoreattentiontodevelopingthechild,spersonality,morally,

emotionallyandsocially。Finally,withdissatisfactionwithconventional

educationasgreatasitisinsomecirclesinEnglandandcertainlyintheUSA,

thequestionmightevenariseintheparents'mindsastowhetherthechildshould

becompelledtogotoschoolatalloAlthoughinpractice,someparentsmaynot

thinktwiceaboutanyofthesechoicesandsendtheirchildtotheonlyschool

availableintheimmediateneighbourhood,anyparentwhoisinterestedenoughcan

insistthatasmanychoicesaspossiblebemadeopentohim,andthesystemis

theoreticallysupposedtoprovidethem。

78oParentsfindchoosingaschoolhardbecause__。

Aothereisalimitednumberofchoices

Bosomeschoolsareveryexpensive

Cosomeschoolsaregovernmentschools

Dotheyarefacedwithavarietyofoffers

79oAccordingtothepassage,someparents,ifallowed,mightlettheirchildren

stayathomebecausethey__。

Aodon,tfindconventionaleducationsatisfactory

Bodon,tknowhowtochooseamongdifferentschools

Cointendtoeducatetheirchildrenthemselves

Dofindconventionaleducationtooexpensivetopayfor

80oWhatisimpliedattheveryendofthepassage?

AoMostparentsareunconcernedaboutthechoicesavailabletothem。

BoInterestedparentscanrequestmoreschoolchoicesbeopentothem。

CoTheeducationalsystemmaynotprovideasmanychoicesasexpected。

DoMostparentsusuallysendtheirchildrentotheschoolsnearby<>

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TEXTA短文大意：本文講述Mrs.McGillicuddy在乘火車經(jīng)過一個站臺前后的一段奇特

見聞。

66.答案：B【參考譯文】當McGillicuddy夫人乘坐的火車經(jīng)過車站時，它如何？【試

題分析】此題為細節(jié)題。【詳細解答】短文開頭就說"Thetrainclatteredoverpoints

andpassedthroughastation.""Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown…”，由止匕可

知，火車既沒有突然加速，也沒保持原速，更沒有立刻停下來，而是改變了它的速度。所以

選項B為正確答案。

67.答案：A【參考譯文】McGillicuddy夫人是一個怎樣的人？【試題分析】此題為推

理題。【詳細解答】這篇短文有很多細節(jié)描寫，如有幾列火車，各列車何時加速何時減速,

怎么樣平行行駛，在不同的時間有不同的情況發(fā)生，這些都是以McGillicuddy夫人的視角

展開描寫的。文中還寫到，盡管大多數(shù)窗簾拉上了，但是她還是看見了另一列火車上的殺人

案。由此可見，McGillicuddy夫人是一個善于觀察的人。

68.答案：D【參考譯文】看見并行的火車上發(fā)生的事，她感覺如何？【試題分析】此

題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谒亩握f"Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspand

half-rosetoherfeet",即可怕的景象嚇得她發(fā)愣，應選項D為正確答案。

69.答案：B【參考譯文】她為什么沒有馬上按響她所乘的火車的警報？【試題分析】

此題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡箶?shù)第二段說“…Mrs.McGillicuddy'shandwentup

tothecommunicationcord,thenpaused,irresolute.Afterall,whatusewouldit

beringingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling?"McGillicuddy夫

人看到的情景發(fā)生在另一列火車上，那么按響她所乘的火車的警報是不起任何作用的，也就

是說她認為這樣做沒什么意義，應選項B為正確答案。

TEXTB短文大意：本文寫的城鄉(xiāng)生活的差異及作者的看法。

70.答案：C【參考譯文】第一段作者流給我們的印象是什么？【試題分析】此題為細

節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谝欢蔚谝痪湔f"Iamoneofthemanycitypeople…ifit

weren'tformyjobIwould…"說明作者是在城里工作，應選項C為正確答案。

71.答案：A【參考譯文】根據(jù)作者的意見，以下哪一項不會引起城里人不幸福？【試

題分析】此題為細節(jié)題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡诙蚊鑼懙氖浅鞘猩畹谋锥?。由“Thesense

ofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappear??,peopleonthesamefloorintower

blocksdon'tevensayhellotoeachother."可知，城市生活ulackof

communication”；由"Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,

noisy,dirtyandimpersonal…Al1youcanseefromyourwindowissky,orotherblocks

offlats.可知，城市生活“housingconditions"；由"Children…coopedupathome

allday…theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.〃可知，城市生

活是"asenseofisolation”。文中沒有提及“astrongsenseoffear",故A為正確

答案。

72.答案：C【參考譯文】根據(jù)短文，在鄉(xiāng)村不容易買到的東西是哪一項？【試題分析】

此題為推理題。【詳細解答】短文第三段倒數(shù)第二句說"Shoppingbecomesamajor

problem,andforanythingsiightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpedition

tothenearestlargetown。"，即住在一個小村莊里，購物是一個大問題，即使只是稍

微特別的物品，人們也必須到附近大城鎮(zhèn)去買。由此可知，在鄉(xiāng)村不容易買到的東西應是

designerclotheso

73.答案：C【參考譯文】根據(jù)短文，用以下哪一個詞來描述在大城市工作而在鄉(xiāng)村生活

的人最適宜？【試題分析】此題為語義題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谒亩巫詈笠痪湔f“They

generallyhaveaboutasmuchsensitivity…theunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthe

villages.〃即他們一般還是比擬敏感的，……他們也把某些改變強加給當?shù)剞r(nóng)村居民。故

用“Arrogant"（驕橫的）來描述在大城市工作而在鄉(xiāng)村生活的人最適宜。

74.答案：B【參考譯文】你認為作者會搬遷到農(nóng)村去嗎？【試題分析】此題為推理題。

【詳細解答】最后一段說“I'mkeenontheidea,butyouseethere,smycat,Toby。

I'mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthe

longgrassoImean,canyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthe

farm?No,hewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation—coalfireanyevening?！?/p>

作者以他的貓為例，說他沒有把握它一定會喜歡新鮮空氣及到草地練習，并在最后作了否認

的答復。可見，作者是不會去農(nóng)村生活的

TEXTC短文大意：本文討論的是如何維持健康的婚姻，保持婚姻活力。

75.答案：B【參考譯文】根據(jù)短文，以下哪一種說法是正確的？【試題分析】此題為

概括題?！驹敿毥獯稹慷涛牡谒亩握f“Asinallfriendship,ahusbandandwifemust

trytointeresteachother,andtospendsufficienttimesharingabsorbing

activitiestogivethemcontinuingcommoninterestSoButatthesametimetheymust

spendenoughtimeonseparateinterestswithseparatepeopletopreserveanddevelop

theirseparatepersonalitiesandkeeptheirrelationshipfresho"即正如所有友情

一樣，夫婦必須盡力保持對彼此的興趣，給予充足的時間來分享有趣的活動，以不斷提供共

同興趣；同時