全國英語四級考前指導(dǎo)試題訓(xùn)練

全國英語四級考前指導(dǎo)試題訓(xùn)練

Policefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5,000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinanattempttobreakupthelargestantinucleardemonstrationeverstagedintheUnitedStates.Morethan135,000demonstratorsconfrontedpoliceontheconstructionsiteofa1,000-megawattnuclearpowerplantscheduledtoprovidepowertomostofsouthernNewHampshire.Organizersofthehugedemonstrationsaid,theprotestwascontinuingdespitethepoliceactions.Moredemonstratorswerearrivingtokeepupthepressureonstateauthoritiestocanceltheproject.Thedemonstratorhadchargedthattheprojectwasunsafeinthedenselypopulatedarea,wouldcreatethermalpollutioninthebay,andhadnoacceptablemeansfordisposingofitsradioactivewasters.Thedemonstrationswouldgoonuntilthejailsandthecourtsweresooverloadedthatthestatejudicialsystemwouldcollapse.

GovernorStanforthThumperinsistedthattherewouldbenoreconsiderationofthepowerprojectandnodelayinitsconstructionsetforcompletioninthreeyears.Thisprojectwillbeginontimeandthepeopleofthisstatewillbegintoreceiveitsbenefitsonschedule.Thosewhobreakthelawinmisguidedattemptstosabotagetheprojectwillbedealtwithaccordingtothelaw,hesaid.Andpolicecalledinreinforcementsfromalloverthestatetohandlethedisturbances.

TheprotestsbeganbeforedawnFridaywhenseveralthousanddemonstratorsbrokethroughpolicelinesaroundthecordoned-offconstructionsite.TheycarriedplacardsthatreadNoNukesisGoodNukes,Sunpower,NotNuclearPower,andStopPrivateProfitsfromPublicPeril.Theydefiedpoliceordertomovefromthearea.Teargascanistersfiredbypolicefailedtodislodgetheprotestorswhohadcomepreparedwiththeirowngasmasksorfacecloths.Finallygas-maskedandhelmetedpolicechargedintothecrowdtodragoffthedemonstratorsonebyone.Theprotestorsdidnotresistpolice,butrefusedtowalkawayundertheirownpower.Thosearrestedwouldbechargedwithunlawfulassembly,trespassing,anddisturbingthepeace.

1.Whatwerethedemonstratorsprotestingabout?

[A]Privateprofits.

[B]NuclearPowerStation.

[C]Theprojectofnuclearpowerconstruction.

[D]Publicperil.

2.Whohadgas-masks?

[A]Everybody.

[B]Apartoftheprotestors.

[C]Policemen.

[D]BothBandC.

3.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedasareasonforthedemonstration?

[A]Publictransportation.

[B]Publicperil.

[C]Pollution.

[D]Disposalofwastes.

4.Withwhomwerethejailsandcourtsoverloaded?

[A]Withprisoners.

[B]Witharresteddemonstrators.

[C]Withcriminals.

[D]Withprotestors.

5.WhatistheattitudeofGovernorStanforthThumpertowardthepowerprojectandthedemonstration?

[A]stubborn.

[B]insistent.

[C]insolvable.

[D]remissible.

Vocabulary

1.teargas催淚瓦斯

2.passivelyresistingprotestor不反抗的抗議者

3.stage發(fā)起，進(jìn)行，上演

4.breakup驅(qū)散，終止

5.cordon戒備線，戒備

6.nuke(美俚)核武器，核電站

7.defy公然蔑視/抵抗

8.canister罐，筒，榴筒

9.dislodge趕走

10.charge沖鋒，向前沖

11.trespass非法侵入，擾亂

難句譯注

1.Policefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5,000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinanattempttobreakupthelargestantinucleardemonstrationeverstagedintheUnitedStates.

【構(gòu)造簡析】句中間用inanattempt介詞短語和staged分詞使句子變長。Staged修飾demonstration。

【參考譯文】星期五，再制止美國進(jìn)行過的最大的反核游行中，警方發(fā)放了催淚瓦斯，逮捕了5000多不拒捕的抗議者，企圖解散游行隊伍。

2.TheprotestsbeganbeforedawnFridaywhenseveralthousanddemonstratorsbrokethroughpolicelinesaroundthecordoned-offconstructionsite.

【構(gòu)造簡析】主從句。

【參考譯文】星期五拂曉之前，當(dāng)好幾千名者沖破戒備再核建立基地四周的警察封鎖線時，抗議開頭了。

寫作方法與文章大意

這是一則有關(guān)反對核電站的群眾抗議的新聞導(dǎo)報，采納比照手法。警方鎮(zhèn)壓;群眾堅決抗議。第一段就寫出了盡管警方釋放催淚瓦斯，逮捕了5000多人，組織者申明抗議要連續(xù)下去，越來越多的抗議者參加對當(dāng)局加壓，想迫使其廢除在當(dāng)?shù)亟⒑穗娬镜囊?guī)劃。其理由是在人口密集地區(qū)建站擔(dān)心全，在海灣產(chǎn)生熱污染，核廢料處理無有效方法。

其次段表達(dá)了州長大人堅決維護(hù)核電站的.立場，不再考慮規(guī)劃修改問題，三年內(nèi)要完成核電站建立。屆時，本州人民得益。對企圖破壞規(guī)劃實施而違法的人將以法處置。已集結(jié)全州警察加強應(yīng)付這次搗亂。

第三段講了雙方現(xiàn)場交戰(zhàn)：星期五破曉，數(shù)千者(高舉牌，上寫：沒有核電站就是好的核電站;不要核能，要太陽能等)沖過建立基地警察戒備線，警察用催淚瓦斯無效后，開頭一個一個地抓逮者，被捕者將被控以非法集會、侵入和擾亂治安等罪名。

答案詳解

1.C抗議建立核電站規(guī)劃。不是抗議核電站。B.核電站還未建，所以不對。A.私人利益和D.公共危急，這些都是牌上之口號不是抗議的主攻方向。

2.D雙方。最終一段第四行最終和第五行“抗議者預(yù)備了他們自己的防毒面具或面罩。最終，頭戴防毒面具和頭盔的警察沖進(jìn)人群一個一個地抓逮者?！彼哉f兩方面都有防毒面具。

3.A公共交通運輸。

B.公共危急。C.污染。D.廢料處理，是三個抗議的理由。

4.B被逮捕的者。第一段最終一行“要連續(xù)下去直到州監(jiān)牢和州法庭人滿為患，從而使州司法體系倒臺?！闭f明者預(yù)備去坐牢，決不服輸?shù)臎Q心。而人多到監(jiān)牢裝不下證明州司法的問題。