2007年專業(yè)英語四級考試語法詞匯真題及參考答案(3)-1

2007年專業(yè)英語四級考試語法詞匯真題及參考答案(3)landladies---thosewhoaresuperbcooksandlaunderers,arefiguresaspopularinfictionasthebadoneswhoterrorizetheirguestandoverchargethemattheslightestopportunity.Thetruthisprobablysomewherebetweenthetwoextremes.Ifyouarelucky,thefoodwillbeadequate,someofyourlaundrymaybedoneforyouandyouwillhaveareasonableamountofcomfortandcompanionship.Forthelessfortune,houserulesmayrestrictthefreedomtoinvitefriendstovisit,andsharedcookingandbathroomfacilitiescanbefrustratingandrow-provokingiftidyanduntidyguestsarelivingunderthesameroof.Thesamedisadvantagescanapplytoflatsharing,withtheaddeddifficultiesthatarisefromdecidingwhopaysforwhat,andinwhatproportion.Onepersonmayspendhoursonthephone,whileanotherrarelymakescalls.Ifyouwantprivacywithguest,howdoyoupersuadetheotherstogoout;howdoyoupersuadethemtoleaveyouinpeace,especiallyifyouarestudentandwanttostudy?Conversely,flatsharingcanbeverycheap,therewillalwaysbesomeonetotalktoandgooutwith,andthechores,intheory,canbeshared.81.Accordingtothepassage,landladiesare____C____A.usuallystrict.B.alwaysmean.C.adequatelycompetent.D.verypopularwiththeirguest.解析：C,排除法。A指的是badlandladies,片面信息。B沒有提到，且過于絕對。D選項(xiàng)：文中提到：“Goodlandladies---thosewhoaresuperbcooksandlaunderers.D,…arefiguresaspopularinfictionasthebadoneswhoterrorizetheirguestandoverchargethemattheslightestopportunity.“指兩種都很常見，而不是受歡迎?！庇衎adlandladies,自然不能說所有的landladies都受到房客的歡迎。82.Whatistheadditionaldisadvantageofflatsharing?____A____A.Problemsofsharingandpaying.B.Differencesinlivinghabits.C.Sharedcookingandbathroomfacilities.D.Restrictiontoinvitefriendstovisit.“…withtheaddeddifficultiesthatarisefromdecidingwhopaysforwhat,…”(另外一個(gè)困難是決定由誰來付錢和付多少…)以及”Ifyouwantprivacywithguest,howdoyoupersuadetheotherstogoout;howdoyoupersuadethemtoleaveyouinpeace,especiallyifyouarestudentandwanttostudy.”在同住的時(shí)候生活細(xì)節(jié)上的一些矛盾。83.WhatisNOTmentionedasabenefitofflatsharing?____D____A.RentisaffordableB.Thereiscompanionship.C.Housework.D.Thereispeaceandquiet.解析：D。由第三段可知?！癴latsharingcanbeverycheap,therewillalwaysbesomeonetotalktoandgooutwith,andthechores,intheory,canbeshared.”A、B、C都有提到，只有D沒有提及。TEXTB(1)Travelingthroughthecountryacoupleofweeksagoonbusiness,IwaslisteningtothetalkofthelateUKwriterDouglasAdams’masterwork“TheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxy”ontheradioandthought---Iknow,I’llpickupthenexthitchhikersIseeandaskthemwhatthestateofrealhitchingistodayinBritain.(2)Idroveanddroveonmainroadsandsideroadsforthenextfewdaysandneversawasingleone.(3)WhenIwasinmyteensand20s,hitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.ThekindnessorcuriosityofstrangerstookmealloverEurope,NorthAmerica,AsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriends,manyprovidedhospitalityontheroad.(4)Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythanwhentravelingbytrainorplane,buttherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedtoit?(5)Afewyearsago,Iwasaskedthesamequestionabouthitchinginacolumnofanewspaper.Hundredsofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking.(6)RuralIrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitching,aswasQuebec,Canada-“ifyoudon’tmindbeingcriticizedfornotspeakingFrench”.(7)Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinsomeplaces,thegeneralfeelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed.(8)Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemedia,peopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdoweneedtobesowarybothtohitchandtogivealift?(9)InPolandinthe1960s,accordingtoaPolishwomanwhoe-mailme,＂theauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordrivers,soeachtimeadriverpickedsomebody,heorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason,driverswhohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everyonewashitchhikingthen”.(10)Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdownbarriersbetweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfightglobalwarmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeducationalstandardsbydeliveringinstantlessonsingeography,history,politicsandsociology.(11)AcenturybeforeDouglasAdamswrotehis“Hitchhiker’sGuide”,anotheradventurestorywriter,RobertLouisStevenson,gaveusthatwhatshouldbethehitchhiker’smotto:“Totravelhopefullyisabetterthingthantoarrive.”Whatbettertimethanputtingaholidayweekendintopractice.Eitherputittothetestyourself,orhelpoutsomeonewhoistryingtotravelhopefullywiththumboutstretched.84.Inwhichparagraph(s)doesthewritercommentonhisexperienceofhitchhiking?____C____A.(3)C.(3)and(4)解析：C。問題問的是作者的評價(jià)，第三段和第四段中都有出現(xiàn)評價(jià)性的形容詞，如：Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers，hospitality，thatelementofexcitement；第5段只是提到了一些事實(shí)，無評價(jià)性的形容詞。85.Whatisthecurrentsituationofhitchhiking?____A____A.Itispopularinsomepartsoftheworld.B.Itispopularthroughoutthewest.C.ItispopularinPoland.D.ItisstillpopularinPoland.解析：A。根據(jù)第7段“Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinsomeplaces,thegeneralfeelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed.”(雖然搭便車在一些地方仍然存在和普遍，但基本上人們感覺在西方大部分地方這種現(xiàn)象卻不復(fù)存在了。)86.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthepracticeinPoland?D________A.Critical.B.Unclear.C.Somewhatfavorable.D.Stronglyfavorable.這對社會(huì)來說是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的主意。)87.ThewriterhasmentionedallthefollowingbenefitsofhitchhikingEXCEPT____B____A.promotingmutualrespectbetweenstrangers.B.increasingone’sconfidenceinstrangers.C.protectingenvironment.D.enrichone’sknowledge.serespectbybreakingdownbarrie