公共英語四級閱讀一級閱讀

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輕松提高PETS考試閱讀能力

要想快速扎實提高閱讀能力，我們可從以下幾個方面努力：

一、養(yǎng)成二次閱讀習(xí)慣，培養(yǎng)邏輯推理能力

很多書上要求學(xué)生學(xué)會分析文章的結(jié)構(gòu)，其實就是要求學(xué)生提高邏輯推理能力。在平時練習(xí)

中，學(xué)生做完閱讀，惟一可做的就是對答案，事實上，糾正答案后對文章的再次閱讀往往至

關(guān)重要。第一遍讀文章時，我們應(yīng)當(dāng)模擬考試的緊張氣氛，盡量高質(zhì)快速。但，對完答案后,

我們有充足的時間再次閱讀文章。第二次閱讀文章我們的目的不在是獲取信息，而是把握文

章的布局安排，分析作者的意圖。我們必須帶著思考再次閱讀文章，問問自己以下問題：

如果自己寫同樣題目或題材的文章,會采取何種文章布局？如我們自己設(shè)想的布局與作者不

同，那么具體不同之處在何處？這篇文章與以前讀過的同體裁文章相比，有何特點？把公共

英語頁面加入收藏

也許有人會說，這樣的訓(xùn)練不就成了精讀課了嗎？如果時間允許，二次閱讀成了精讀，又有

何不可？講求速度的范讀是應(yīng)試而用，要想真正培養(yǎng)邏輯推理能力，提高閱讀水平，還非精

讀不可。文章的是永遠讀不完的，如果想著去讀200篇各種模擬閱讀題，倒不如踏踏實實讀

50篇歷年真題。另外，地道的文章分析多了，對自己寫文章布局謀篇也不無好處。

二、自己學(xué)寫長句，克服長難句障礙

兒乎每一篇閱讀，總有?兩句長難句。有許多同學(xué)這樣分析那樣分析，可就分析不出什么名

堂。聽力好的同學(xué)不一定發(fā)音好，可發(fā)音好的同學(xué)一定聽力好。同樣，能寫出長難句的人當(dāng)

然不會怕什么長難句。

同學(xué)們應(yīng)當(dāng)做的是找一本好的語法書，認認真真學(xué)習(xí)句子結(jié)構(gòu)那部分。英語的句子主干往往

并不復(fù)雜，只是其粘著修飾成分過多。我們一開始應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)會如何寫出簡單的基本句型，然后

再通過附加各種從句、插入語、非謂語形式，來逐步擴充句子結(jié)構(gòu)。

分析長難句與擴充句子正好是反其道而行之，我們必須一步步“砍”去插入語、各種從句、

非謂語形式，來獲得句子主干。所以只要“欲簡之必先擴之"，我們與其尋求各種長難句分

析法，不如先學(xué)會自己寫長句。

三、文章歸類閱讀，考前復(fù)習(xí)有奇效

閱讀文章成千上萬，如何從有限中把握規(guī)律才是關(guān)鍵。閱讀文章總是按照每套試題四篇文章

分布，于是眾多學(xué)子也就按部就班?？墒侨绻覀儼炎约鹤x過的所有文章按照主題分類，比

如分為校園類、醫(yī)學(xué)類、家庭類、考前，再按類別復(fù)習(xí)這些文章，我們不僅能系統(tǒng)掌握某

-類別文章常用的詞匯，也能把握該類文章的結(jié)構(gòu)特點和出題規(guī)律。

公共英語等級考試一級閱讀理解

TEXT1

Surprisingly,nooneknowshowmanychildrenreceiveeducationin

Englishhospitals,stilllessthecontentorqualityofthateducation.

Properrecordsarejustnotkept.Weknowthatmorethan850.000children

gothroughhospitaleachyear,andthateverychildofschoolagehasa

legalrighttocontinuetoreceiveeducationwhileinhospital.Wealso

knowthereisonlyonehospitalteachertoevery1,000childrenin

hospital.

Littlewonderthelatestsurveyconcludesthattheextentandtypeof

hospitalteachingavailabledifferagreatdealacrossthecountry.Itis

foundthathalfthehospitalsinEnglandwhichadmitchildrenhaveno

teacher.Afurtherquarterhaveonlyapart-timeteacher.Thespecial

children'shospitalsinmajorcitiesdobest;generalhospitalsinthe

countryandholidayareasareworstoff.Fromthissurvey,onecanestimate

thatfewerthanoneinfivechildrenhavesomecontactwithahospital

teacher-andthatcontactmaybeaslittleastwohoursaday.Most

childreninterviewedweresurprisedtofindateacherinhospitalatall.

Theyhadnotbeenpreparedforitbyparentsortheirownschool.Ifthere

wasateachertheyweremuchmorelikelytoreadbooksanddomathor

numberwork;withoutateachertheywouldonlyplaygames.

Reasonsforhospitalteachingrangefrompreventingachildfalling

behindandmaintainingthehabitofschooltokeepingachildoccupied,

andthelatterisoftenalltheteachercando.Thepositionandinfluence

ofmanyteacherswassummedupwhenparentsreferredtothemas“the

librarylady“orjust“thehelper”.Childrentendtorelyonconcerned

schoolfriendstokeepintouchwithschoolwork.Severalparentsspokeof

requestsforworkbeingignoredorrefusedbytheschool.Oncebackat

schoolchildrenrarelygetextrateaching,andaretoldtocatchupasbest

theycan.

Manyshort-staychild-patientscatchupquickly.Butschoolsdovery

littletoeasetheanxietyaboutfallingbehindexpressedbymanyofthe

childreninterviewed.

66.Theauthorpointsoutatthebeginningthat_.

A.everychildinhospitalreceivessometeaching

B.notenoughisknownabouthospitalteaching

C.hospitalteachingisofpoorquality

D.thespecialchildren'shospitalsareworstoff

67.Itcanbeinferredfromthelatestsurveythat_.

A.hospitalteachingacrossthecountryissimilar

B.eachhospitalhasatleastonepart-timeteacher

C.allhospitalssurveyedoffereducationtochildren

D.onlyone-fourthofthehospitalshavefull-timeteachers

68.Childreninhospitalusuallyturnto_inordertocatchupwith

theirschoolwork.

A.hospitalteachersB.schoolmatesC.parentsD.schoolteachers

69.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthoris_.

A.unfavourabletowardschildrenreceivingeducationinhospitals

B.infavourofthepresentstateofteachinginhospitals

C.unsatisfiedwiththepresentstateofhospitalteaching

D.satisfiedwiththeresultsofthelatestsurvey

短文大意

這篇文章通過一次調(diào)查，反映了當(dāng)孩子們生病住院時，醫(yī)院里的教學(xué)問題。

答案及解析

66.答案：B

【參考譯文】作者在文章開頭指出了什么？

【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)題。

【詳細解答】在第一段中，作者告訴我們說“沒有人知道有多少孩子在醫(yī)院里能

接受到教育，更少有人知道教育的內(nèi)容和教學(xué)質(zhì)量”，這與選項B“notenoughis

knownabouthospitalteaching,,的意思一致。

67.答案：D

【參考譯文】由最后?次調(diào)查可以推知什么？

【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)理解題。

【詳細解答】短文第三段第二、三句說“Itisfoundthathalfthehospitals

inEnglandwhichadmitchildrenhavenoteacher.Afurtherquarterhave

onlyapart-timeteacher.n由此可知，,半的醫(yī)院沒有老師，四分之,的醫(yī)院有兼

職老師，那么剩余的四分之一的醫(yī)院就有全職老師了。

68.答案：B

【參考譯文】為了趕上學(xué)校的功課，住院的孩子常常求助于誰？

【試題分析】本題為細節(jié)理解題。

【詳細解答】短文第六段第一句說“Childrentendtorelyonconcerned

schoolfriendstokeepintouchwithschoolwork”,由此可知,他們求助的是

同學(xué)們。

69.答案：C

【參考譯文】我們可以推知作者是何態(tài)度？

【試題分析?】本題為概括題。

【詳細解答】作者一開頭就用Surprisingly一詞，清楚表達了對醫(yī)院教育現(xiàn)狀的

態(tài)度。然后通過具體的調(diào)查結(jié)果，表明了對醫(yī)院里兒童教學(xué)現(xiàn)狀的不滿。

TEXT2

BritishandAmericanPoliceOfficers

Realpolicemen,bothinBritainandtheU.S.,hardlyrecognizeany

commonpointsbetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseonTV—iftheyeverget

homeintime.

Somethingsarealmostthesame,ofcourse,butthepolicemendonot

thinkmuchofthemmuchofthem.

ThefirstdifferenceisthatapolicemanJsreallifedealswiththe

law.Mostofwhathelearnsisthelaw.Hehastoknowactuallywhat

actionsareagainstthelawandwhatfactscanbeusedtoprovethemin

court.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasalawyer,andwhat'smore,he

hastoputitintopracticeonhisfeet,inthedarkand,runningdowna

narrowstreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.

Littleofhistimeisspentintalkingwithbeautifulgirlsorin

bravelyfacingcruelcriminals.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglife

arrangingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,

ordinarypeoplewhoareguiltyornotofstupid,unimportantcrimes.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1.thinkmuchof重視,尊重

2.incourt在法庭上

3.criminal罪犯,犯罪者

4.guilty犯罪的，有罪的

TEXT3

APopularPastimeoftheEnglishPeople

Oneofthebestmeansofunderstandingthepeopleofanynationis

watchingwhatthedowiththeirnon-workingtime.

MostEnglishmen,womenandchildrenlovegrowingthings,especially

flowers.VisitorstoEnglandinspring,summerorautumnarelikelytosee

gardensalltheywayalongtherailwaylines.Thereareflowersatthe

airportsandflowersinfactorygrounds,aswellasingardensalongthe

roads.EachEnglishtownhasatleastoneparkwithbeautifullykeptflower

beds.Publicbuildingsofeverykindhavebrilliantwindowboxesand

sometimesbasketsofflowersarehangingonthem.

ButwhattheEnglishenjoymostisgrowingthingsthemselves.Ifitis

impossibletohaveagarden,thenawindowboxorsomethinggrowingina

potwilldo.Lookingateachother'sgardensisapopularpastimewiththe

English.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1.windowbox:窗臺上的花盆箱

2.pastime消遣

Swimmingismyfavoritepastime.

TEXT4

ArtandLiterature

Almosteverylargecityhasitsownmuseums.Themuseumsoftenshow

thingsfromthecity'sorthecountry'spast,includingitshistory,

developmentsandotherwell-knownachievements.That'swhymuseumsare

perhapsthebestchoiceforatouristwhowantstolearnaboutthecityor

thecountry.

Thethingsthataredisplayedinamuseumareusuallythebestthings,

justliketheLouvrePalaceinFrancewhichisregardedasoneofthree

greatmuseumsintheworld.Worksofartsuchasthesculpture1of

VenusdeMiloandtheMonaLisapaintingareveryfamous.IfIgetachanceto

visitFranceoneday,theLouvreisofcoursethefirstplaceIwillvisit.

Weallwanttoseethosethingsevenifwearenotartists.

TwoothermuseumsaretheMetropolianMuseuminNewYorkandthe

BritishMuseuminLondon.TheyarenotasfamousastheLouvre.However,if

youaregoingtovisittheU.S.ortheU.K.,yourguidewillsurely

introducethesemuseumstoyou.Theyarebothverywell-knownplaces.The

thingsondisplayarenotonlyworksofart,butalsothecountry'spride

andjoy.Itdoesn'tmatterwheretheywereproduced;peoplejustcare

aboutwheretheyaredisplayed.

Chinahasitsownmuseums,andtheirthemescanbeverydifferent-

paintings,historicalpersons,booksandsoon.Everyday,thousandsof

visitorsgotothesemuseums.Parentstaketheiryoungchildrentomuseums

inordertoeducatethemandgivethemrolemodels.Teacherstakestu-dents

theretoshowhowgreatandbeautifulChinais.Friendsmeetatmuseumsto

dosomethingdifferentinsteadofsimplyhavingdinnertogether,and

artistsfindtheirinspiration2there.

Notes:

1.sculpturen.雕像

2.inspirationn.靈感

詞數(shù):53處理時間:「10”

Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Itisanintroductiontofourfamousmuseums.

B.Itdescribessomemuseumsandtheirfunctions.

C.ItdescribesthedifferencesbetweenChina,smuseumsandforeign

ones.

D.Itdescribesthethingsthatshouldbedisplayedinmuseums.

TEXT5

Thoughhehasbeendeadformorethan390years,WilliamShakespeareJ

booksarestillsellingwell.Overamillionofhisbooksaresoldevery

year.Therehavebeenmorethan600filmsortelevisionadaptations1from

hisworks.Butifhewerealivetoday,whatwouldheprobablybelike?

"IfShakespearewerealive,hemightbeabusinessman,"Long-time

ShakespeareanactorPatrickStewartsays.Shakespearemadesomemoneyasa

writeroverthecourseofhiscareer,buthisrealwealthseemedtohave

comefromowningsharesinthetheatres.PatrickalsosaysthatShakespeare

wouldalsomakealotofmoneyfromwritingifhewerealive.Today,

Shakespeare'sworksareverypopularwiththepublic,andhewouldbe

collectinglotsofmoneyinroyalties?fromthebooksandthehundredsof

productionsofplaysintheU.S.alone.Onecommontheatredirector,for

example,saysthathiscompany'sfive-weekrunofoneofShakespeare^

playsearned470,000dollarsinticketsales.InotherwordsShakespeare

wouldhavemadeabout47,000dollarsinroyaltiesfromjustoneplay.

Shakespearewasacrowd-pleaserandasmartbusinessman.Hemighthave

beenanotherSpielberg,makingromanticcomediesandhistoricaldramas.

However,MichaelKahn,whoplannedtomakeafilmaboutShakespeare,said

thathehopedhewouldn'thavetochangehisscriptsinordertohave

everybodyinthefilmlivehappily.ButHollywoodisprettyforcefulwhen

itcomestothosehappyendings.

Notes:

1.adaptationn.改編本

2.royaltyn.版稅

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowmuchShakespearewouldearntoday.

B.WhatShakespearewouldprobablybelike.

C.ShakespearecouldsucceedinHollywood.

D.HowShakespearemademoney.

TEXT6

Disaster

A

本文詞數(shù):265參考時間:223”

AnIndonesianpassengerplanecrash

landedandburst1intoflamesonWednesday,killing23peopletrapped

inside.However,117peoplemanagedtoescapebyclimbingthroughthe

burningruinstosafety,officialssaid.

TheGarudaAirlinesBoeing737-400shotoutflamesasitappearedto

overpasstherunwayatYogyakarta,acityinIndonesiainthecentreofthe

islandofJava,500kilometersfromthecapitalJakarta,reportssaid.

RuthBamggadan,asurvivor,saidthatwhentheplanehitthegroundit

stoppedsuddenly."ThingsstartedtofalldownandIsawflamesoutsidemy

window.Butoncetheemergencydoorwasopenedalotofpeoplewereableto

getoutoftheplane.Whenthesmokestartedtogetintheplane,people

becamereallyfrightened,"shesaid,nbutunlikeinmanyotheraccidents,

theevacuation?wasveryorderly,withsomepassengershelpingelderly

ladiestoevacuate."Unfortunately,thepeoplesittinginthefrontofthe

planewerethelastabletogetout."It^apitythatsomepassengers

losttheirlives,*'shesaid.

Downer,afirefighter,whohelpedthepassengersescapefromthe

dangerousplane,didn'tagreewiththeguessthatthecrashwasmadeby

somepeopleonpurpose.HesaiditappearedtobeMjustanaccidentwhere

theaircraftranofftherun-way.Ofcourse,weallfeelverysorry."

Indonesiahassufferedtwoothertransportationaccidentsinrecentmonths

—inJanuaryanAdamAirplanedisappearedwithmorethan100passengers

andworkersonboard,andinlateDecemberashipsankleavinghundreds

dead.

Notes:

1.burstv.爆裂

2.evacuationn.疏散

詞數(shù):103處理時間:236”

1.Unlikeinmanyotheraccidents,passengersinthisplane.

A.struggledtogetofftheplane

B.didn'tcareaboutotherpeople?ssafety

C.werenotveryfrightened

D.lefttheplaneingoodorder

2.BamggadanandDownerweredifferentinthewaythey.

A.expressedtheirconcerns

B.wereonceinthesceneofcrash

C.survivedtheaircrash

D.thoughtabouttheaircrash

3.ComparedwithotherrecenttransportationaccidentsinIndonesia,

thisaircrash.

A.receivedmoreassistance

B.hadfewerhumanlosses

C.causedsmallereconomiclosses

D.hadnoworseeffect

B

本文詞數(shù):243參考時間210”

Theonlythreattohumankind,apartfromhumankinditself,isnature.

Naturaldisastersaretheresultofnaturalenvironmentalprocessesthat

haveadamagingeffectonpeople.Naturaldisasterscomeinmanyforms:

suchasgeologicaleventslikeearthquakes,climaticeventslikestormsand

tornadoesandfireeventslikeforestfiresandwildfires.

Thedamagedonebynaturaldisastersismainlybecauseofourinability

topredict1exactlywhentheywillhappen.Althoughgreatprogresshasbeen

madeindesigninganddevelopingforecasting?modelsforsomenatural

disasters,completecertaintyisstillimpossible.

Furthermore,eventhoughwewereabletopredictthesedisasters,

preventingthemisequallyimpossible.Soweonlyhavetwowaystoboth

preventinjuriesordeathsandreduceeconomiclossestotheleast.These

twomethodsaretopreparebeforeanaturaldisasterhits,andtomanage

thenecessaryresourcesandpublicservicesafternaturaldisasterstrikes.

Thesetwothingshavebeenattheleadingpositionoftheprojectsof

bothnationalgovernmentsandinternationalorganizations.IntheUnited

States,theFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyisresponsibleforthe

“preparedness,responseandrecoveryplanning"ofbothmanmadeandnatural

disasters.

Mostnaturaldisasterscannotbeprevented,andbothemergency

preparationandgooddisastermanagementarethebestwaystodealwith

them.Althoughnaturaleventsmayappeartoservenopurposebuttopunish

anddestroy,naturaldisastersaredisplayofourplanet'sevolution3and

itsstateofchange.

Notes:

1.predictv.預(yù)告

2.forecastv.預(yù)報

3.evolutionn.進化，發(fā)展

詞數(shù):133處理時間242”

TEXT7

FamousPeople

A

本文詞數(shù):213參考時間:「47”

TalentinBusiness一KenLewis

Whenhewasstillachild,KenLewislovedsportsverymuch,and

decidedtobecomeagreatathlete.However,hehurthisback,sohehadto

changehisattentiontobusiness.Asthesonofanurseandanarmy

official,Lewiswentdoor-to-doorsellingGrit,aweeklynewspaper,and

latergotajobsellingshoes.Hehadagreatabilitytomakemoney.

LewisnowmanagesBankofAmericawhichholdsmoreAmericans?money

thananyotherbankinAmerica.TheBankofAmericaissecondtoCitigroup

intotalassets1,butisthelargestconsumerbankintheU.S.,holding

about591billiondollarsindeposits?andservingabout55millionusers.

Hisbankgot21.1billiondollarsfromthemlastyear.

At60yearsold,Lewisisstillwideninghisbusinessfield.Nowhis

businesshasspreadintowealthmanagementandcreditcards.Lewisisvery

successful.WhileCitigroupsent17,000workersawaythisspring,Lewis's

companyreceived28%earningsincrease.

Lewiscausedheatedargumentsthisyear.Heplannedforacreditcard

whichwouldnotneeduserstoprovideaSocialSecuritynumber.Somepeople

cheeredforthisplan.Butotherpeoplewereagainstitandworrieditmay

helpillegalimmigrations.

Notes:

1.assetn.資產(chǎn)

2.depositn.存款

3.illegalimmigration非法移民

詞數(shù):101處理時間212”

I.WhichcompanyhasthemostassetsintheUnitedStates?

A.Citigroup.B.BankofAmerica.

C.Grit.D.MBNA.

2.ItisdescribedinthepassagethatLewis'sbankisthelargest

consumerbankinAmerica.Whatisanexampleofit?

A.Ithasabout55millionusers.

B.Ithasbroughtin21.1billiondollars.

C.Ithasreceived28%earningsincrease.

D.Itscreditcardsareeasiertouse.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatfieldofbusinesshasLewisNOT

workedin?

A.Creditcardindustry.

B.Shoesindustry.

C.Newspaperindustry.

D.Immigrationguide.

B

本文詞數(shù):300參考時間219”

LeonardoDiCaprio

Intheearly1990s,myfriendshowedmeapictureofafilm一ThisBoy,

sLife.Hetoldme,"Iworkedwiththiskid.He'sreallygood.You'vegot

toworkwithhimsomeday."The"kid"wasLeonardoDi-Caprio,borninNovember

11,1974.

ThenIsawLeonardoysfilmWhat'sEatingGilbertGrape.Itishard

foractorstoplaysomeonewhohasproblemswiththeirbrain.Veryoften,

nomatterhowgoodtheyare,youmayfindtheiractingisnotnatural.But

surprisingly,IfoundLeonardodidplayverywell.Infact,hewasn't

"playing“therole.Hehadallowedthecharactertobecomeapersonandto

liveinsidehim.Iwasshockedbutexcitedtofindit.

ThenIsawLeonardoinTheBasketballDiariesasJimCarroll,inTotal

EclipseasRimbaud,inRomeo+JulietasRomeo,inTitanicastheyounghero.

Irealizedthatthesedifferentroleswerenotaproblemforhimatall.

WeworkedtogetherforthefirsttimeinGangsofNewYork,athis27.

Heknowshowtousehisface,hiseyesandhisbody;heknowshowmuchto

giveandhowmuchtoholdback.Ilookathim,andIknowheisatrue

actor.Thecameraknowsit.Andmostimportantly,theaudienceknowsit.

Leonardo,now33yearsold,makesuseofhisfameverycarefully.He

triestoraisepublicattention,especiallyinyoungpeople,ofthe

environmentaldangerfacingtheearth.Andheisagoodstudent-henever

stopsstudyingorlearning.The“kid"hasgrownuptobeamanandIfeel

luckytohavehimasapartner.We'vemadethreefilmsnow.Ican'twait

untilweworktogetheragain.

詞數(shù):90處理時間:「48”

TEXT8

Fashion

A

AnExpensiveLittleBlackDress

Someonehaspaid￡467,200forthelittleblackdressmadeforAudrey

HepburnforherroleinthefilmBreakfastatTiffany's.Thedresswas

soldinLondonandtheprofitsfromthesalewillbegiventocharity1.The

blackdresshadbeenexpectedtobesoldforonly￡70,000,buttherewere

laughsandcheersasthepricerosebitbybit,beforefinallycomingto

restat￡467,200.AudreyHepburnwasconsideredasasuperstarwhenshe

firstappearedonthescenein1953.Shewastall,beautifulandsmart.Why

wassheregardedas"themostbeautifulwomanofalltime"inamagazine

storyearlierthisyear?Hergranddaughter,ClaireGoldsmith,said,nIt,s

abouthereyes—herbig,brownandwarmeyes.Womenlikedherbecauseshe

wascomfortabletobewith,andformenshehadthatinnocence2.1'

Forthefounderofthecharitythatwillbenefitfromthesaleofthe

dress,Hepburn'sattractionisperhapsmoreuseful.TheFrenchauthor

DominiqueLapierresetupthecharity,calledtheCityofJoyAid.Itaims

athelpingpoorpeopleinIndia.Dominiquesaid,"Iamshockedthatapiece

ofclothwornbysuchamagicalactresswillenablemetobuybricksand

woodtoputthepoorestchildrenintheworldintoschools."

Soitseemsthatthislittleblackdresshasturnedintogold.

Notes:

1.charityn.慈善

2.innocencen.純真

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1.Whywastheblackdresssoldatsuchahighprice?

A.Itwasmadeofgold.

B.Thebuyerwasarichactor.

C.Itwasoncewornbyafamousstar.

D.ThebuyerwascheatedbyDominiqueLapierre.

2.AudreyHepbumbecamesofamousbecause.

A.sheownedthebeautifulandvaluableblackdress

B.shehadattractiveeyes

C.shesetuptheCityofJoyAidcharity

D.sheactedsuccessfullyinmanyfilms

3.WhatwasthemainpurposeofsettinguptheCityofJoyAid?

A.Toearnmoneyforthefounder.

B.Tocollectmoneyforfilmmakers.

C.Tosellthevaluableclothesoffamouspeople.

D.TohelpdevelopeducationinIndia.

B

Clothesarenotonlyakindoffashioninourlives;theyarealso

popularintheEnglishlanguage.Asweallknow,peoplewearpants1to

coverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Sowesometimessaythatpeoplewho

arerestlessornervoushaveantsintheirpants.Sometimes,peoplemayget

caughtwiththeirpantsdown.Itmeanstheyarecaughtdoingsomethingthey

shouldnotbedoing.Ineveryfamily,onepersontakescontrol.Sometimesa

wifetellsherhusbandwhattodo.Thenwesayshewearsthepantsinthe

family.Pantsusuallyhavepocketstoholdthings.Moneythatislikelyto

bespentquicklycanburnaholeinyourpocket.Sometimesyouneedabelt

toholdupyourpants.Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhaveto

tightenyourbelt.Youmayhavetoliveonlessmoneyandspenditmore

carefully.Butonceyouhavesucceededinplanninghowtospendyourmoney,

youwillhavethatskillunderyourbelt.Myfatherisanimportantperson.

Herunsabigcompany.Hewearsasuitandtieandashirtwithsleeves2

thatcoverhisarms.Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheisvery

firmandserious.Theythinkheisuncommunicative.ButIknowthatmy

fatherwearshisheartonhissleeve,andshowshisfeelingsopenly.Also,

nooneeverhastosaytohim,MKeepyourshirton"becausehealwaysstays

calmandnevergetsangryortooexcited.

Notes:

1.pantsn.褲子

2.sleeven.袖子

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1.Amanwhowasfoundclimbingoverawall.

A.hadantsinhispants

B.wascaughtwithhispantsdown

C.burnedaholeinhispocket

D.hadtotightenhisbelt

2.Whatdoesitmeantosay,"Fatherwearsthepantsinmyfamily''?

A.Myfamilyistoopoortohaveenoughpantsforeveryone.

B.Myfathersucceedsinplanninghowtospendourmoney.

C.Myfatheroftentakescontrolofmyfamily.

D.Myfatherlikeswearingpantsathome.

3.Whichisanexampleof"tighteningone'sbelt,"asdescribedinthe

passage?

A.Tomhadaheadacheanddidn'thavelunch.

B.Tom,sfatherwastoostrictwithhim.

C.Tom,swifemadeapairofpantswhichwastoobigforhim.

D.Tom'smotherlostherjobandhisfatherfellillinbed.

4.Theauthorstatesthathisfatherbysayinghe"wearshis

heartonhissleeve".

A.easilygetstooexcited

B.takeseverythingseriously

C.isveryfirm,andhardtogetalongwith

D.oftenexpresseshishappinessorsadness

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2012年P(guān)ETS四級考試閱讀練習(xí)

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PartAReadthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,

CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguing

andafinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,Australia'sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirst

legalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishto

die.Themeasurewaspassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.Almostimmediatelyword

flashedontheInternetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirector

oftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup'son-lineservice,DeathNET.

SaysHofsess:nWepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn'tjustsomethingthat

happenedinAustralia.It'sworldhistory."Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNT

RightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoral

andpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief;others,includingchurches,

right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehaste

ofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia?whereanagingpopulation,

life-extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart?other

statesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.IntheU.S.andCanada,

wheretheright-to-diemovementisgatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoesto

startfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath?probably

byadeadlyinjectionorpill?toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedas

terminallyillbytwodoctors.Aftera''coolingoffperiodofsevendays,thepatientcansigna

certificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNickson,a

54-year-oldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIlllaw

meanshecangelonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfrom

hisbreathingcondition."I'mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwas

afraidofwashowI'dgo,becauseFvewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenand

clawingattheirmasks,"hesays.

1.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat[A]theobjectiontoeuthanasiais

diminishinginsomecountries.[Blphysiciansandcitizenshavethesameviewoneuthanasia.[C]

technologicalchangesarechieflyresponsibleforthenewlaw,[D]ittakestimetoappreciatethe

significanceoflawspassed.

2.Bysayingthat"observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling",the

authormeans