英語四級仔細閱讀精選題(一)

　　1. According to this selection, which of the following constitutes the unique character of U.S.?

　　A)Its excessive use of air-conditioning.

　　B)Its advanced computerized civilization.

　　C)Its public’s retreating into self-pursuit.

　　D)Its greatest contribution to human civilization.

　　2. According to the author, the chief consequence brought about by the wide application of air-conditioning is ____.

　　A)the loss of human capacity to adapt to changes in climate

　　B)the reduction of social communications of neighborhood life

　　C)the active life style of all its users

　　D)the decreased human production and power

　　3. The tone of this selection reveals that air-conditioning ____.

　　A)has little effect on its users

　　B)has more effect on body than on mind

　　C)brings more benefits than damage to its users

　　D)does harm as well as good to its users

　　4. Who benefits the least from air-conditioning according to the author?

　　A)Medical experts.

　　B)Manufacturers.

　　C)Factory laborers.

　　D)Consumers.

　　5. What is the author’s overall attitude towards air-conditioning?

　　A)Neutral

　　B)Objective

　　C)Critical

　　D)Compromising

　　英語四級仔細閱讀精選題答案

　　1.A)Its excessive use of air-conditiong對應原文Today most Americans need to take air-conditioning for granted to homes, offices, factories, theatres, shops, studios, schools, hotels, and restaurants.

　　take sth for granted認為某事理所當然

　　2.B)the reduction of social communications of neighborhood life對應原文forced families into retreating into families with closed doors and shut windows, reducing the interactions of neighborhood life

　　neighborhood life社區生活

　　選項A并未對應題干中的According to the author　而是對應原文中的some medical experts suggest that

　　3.標準答案是C)brings more benefits than damage to its users，但我認為應該選D)does harm as well as good to its users，對應原文最后一句If so, air-conditioning is only like many other greatly useful technical developments(positive words)that liberate man from nature by increasing his productivity and power in some way - while indirectly weakening him in others(negative words)，于是does harm as well as good to its users.

　　4.D)Consumers是最精確的。原文直接批判空調的一句話是forced families into retreating into families with closed doors and shut windows, reducing the interactions of neighborhood life，顯然according to the author，consumers為從空調中受益最少的。而ABC三個選項，BC可以作為by increasing his productivity的受益者，A的工作性質則完全與空調無關，ABC甚至也都可以成為D的一種。

　　5.C)Critical對應原文It has, at will, forced，聽起來很像批判。

　　at will隨意　任意

　　英語四級仔細閱讀精選題(二)

　　Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(變化無常的) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems — both legal and educational — for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers.

　　Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis, But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly.　　　　One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.　　　　Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.

　　1. It is implied in the first paragraph that ____.

　　A) the writer himself is homeless, even in his eighties

　　B) many older homeless residents are going on strike in 25 cities

　　C) there is a serious shortage of academic facilities

　　D) homeless children are denied the opportunity of receiving free education

　　2. The National Coalition for the homeless believes that the number of homeless children is _____.

　　A) 350,000

　　B) 1,500,000

　　C) 440,000

　　D) 110,000

　　3. One part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate. The reason might well be ____.

　　A) the homeless children are too young to be counted as children

　　B) the homeless population is growing rapidly

　　C) the homeless children usually stay outside school

　　D) some homeless children are deserted by their families

　　4. The McKinney Act is mentioned in this passage in order to show that ___.

　　A) the educational problems of homeless children are being recognized

　　B) the estimates on homeless children are hard to determine

　　C) the address of grade-school children should be located

　　D) all homeless people are entitled to free education

　　5. The passage mainly deals with ____.

　　A) the legal problems of the homeless children

　　B) the educational problems of homeless children

　　C) the social status of older males

　　D) estimates on the homeless population

　　英語四級仔細閱讀精選題答案

　　C C D A B

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