2019年12月英语四级阅读练习题：自由女神像
2019年12月英语四级阅读理解习题及答案(二)
2019年12月英语四级阅读理解习题及答案(二)Video conferencing is nothing more than a television set or PC monitor with a camera. Through the video conferencing, not only your voice but also your face, the surroundings and any other graphic and physical (36) can be captured and transmitted through the communication system with or without wires. Of course, when you go into the details, the technology involved is very (37) and the subject matter littered with jargon. Such as ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), POTS(Plain Old Telephone Service) or the (38) behind bandwidth, latency and is corny which are used to explain how videoconferencing works. Good people communication is (39) __ in any business, and the more interaction you can achieve, the more likely it is that your (40) will be the right ones. Videoconferencing not only allows you to speak to people in different locations, but also note (41) expressions and gestures that let you know what the other person is really thinking. Meetings are made more (42) __ by sharing documents and computer applications that a simple telephone cannot (43) . (44) , organizations are discovering the competitive advantages and the power of videoconferencing. With advances in performance, economical pricing, the ability to (45) __ essential meeting tools and connectivity to global telephone networks and stand and iced video conferencing protocols, videoconferencing is now a practical reality for any organization.A) FortunatelyB) effectiveC) imagesD) ANTICULATE) facialF) manageG) decsionsH) connectI) advancedJ) integrateK) progressiveL) conceptsM) picturesN) IncreasinglyO) important参考答案与解析：36.【解析】 C。
2019年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（题后附答案及解析）（一）
2019年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（题后附答案及解析）（一）2019年12月大学英语四级真题试卷(题后附答案及解析)（一）全部题型1. Writing2. Listening Comprehension3. Reading Comprehension4. TranslationPart I Writing1．For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to teach English in China. Please recommend a city to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.您的答案是：正确答案： Dear TomOn hearing that you are planning to teach English in China and inquire which city to work in I'd like to recommend our capital city Beijing to you which is an international metropolis.The reasons why I recommend Beijing can be listed as follows. First of all there are a lot of English-speaking foreigners in Beijing which could help you adapt to life here very quickly. Furtherm ore as the capital of several dynastiesBeijing has a profound cultural background so you can better experience the extensive and profound traditional Chinese culture in Beijing. Most importantly parents in Beijing attach great importanceto their children's English learning and many people who work in multinational companies also need to learn English.I truly hope that you can come to Beijing to start your teaching life and I'm looking forward to your arrival. If you have any question about the city pl ease feel free to contact me for further information.Yours sincerelyLi MingPart II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：New York City police captured a cow on the loose in Prospect Park on Tuesday after the animal became an attraction for tourists while walking along the streets and enjoying the park facilities. The confused creature and camera-holding humans stared at each other through a fence for several minutes. At other times the cow wandered around the 526-acre park and the artificial grass field normally used for human sporting events. Officers used soccer goals to fence the animal in. However the cow then moved through one of the nets knocking down a police officer in the process. Policeeventually trapped the cow between two vehicles parked on either side of a baxxxxseball field's bench area. An officer then shot an arrow to put it to sleep. Then officers waited for the drug to take effect. After it fell asleep they loaded the cow into a horse trailer. It was not clear where the cow came from or how it got lost. Police turned it over to the animal control department after they caught it.Questions 1 and 2 are baxxxxsed on the news report you have just heard.1. What happened in New York's Prospect Park on Tuesday?2. What do we learn about the cow from the end of the news report? 2．A．Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow.B．A wandering cow knocked down one of its fences.C．Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow.D．A wandering cow was captured by the police.您的答案是：正确答案：D解析：事实细节题。
2019大学英语四级考试阅读专项练习(6)
2019大学英语四级考试阅读专项练习(6)Passage 2America's most famous woman is the Goddess of Liberty, i.e. the Statue of Liberty. It was first thought of in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by another Frenchman, Frederic Bartoldi. They wanted to 11 liberty and friendship.It was hoped that the monument would be completed by1876 when America 12 its centennial. Fund raising and the 13of the statue in France went slowly. It was 1885 when the 214 crates containing the statue reached New York.Americans were initially 14 for they had not raised the money to pay for the erection of the base. Fund raising by popular subscription was behind 15 . One fund raising method used was to have popular Americans write letters which were then sold in public.The base and statue, 16 272 feet tall, were completed in 1886. From a 17 standpoint, the statue is a marvel. The inner structure was designed by the French engineer, Alexandre Eiffel. His design for the stressed copper skin of the statue anticipated many of the 18 utilized in modern aircraft.After a century, the monument began to show signs of getting worse in 19 . Just as Frenchmen had created the Statue, so it was with restoration.A Frenchman noted the decay and French and American craftsmen and contributions brought about the renewal of the Statue in time for its centennial.Liberty is still 20 in France and the United States.A. completelyB. measuresC. popularD. togetherE. honorF. manufactureG. scheduleH. rewardI. celebrated J. principles K. embarrassed L. technicalM. voluntary N conditions 0. discouragedPassage 3A new scheme for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.Until now the Country Council has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school.The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school. But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster.Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would liketheir children to take part. Final calculations have still tobe carried out, but a council official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡6. 50 a term.They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the, bus companyfor a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get intouch with other groups of parents who in the past had askedif transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme.21. The children the Council ran buses for in the past were those______.A. whose parents were worried about themB. who would have had to walk otherwiseC. who could not walkD. who had to travel a long way22. Taking part in the Council's trial scheme arechildren who______.A. live in Milton and go to Impington schoolB. live in Impington and go to Milton schoolC. live in Milton and go to Milton schoolD. live in Impington and go to Impington school23. The new bus service will run______.A. on morning journeys to school only。
【含答案解析】人教版四年级英语人文景观练习题30题
【含答案解析】人教版四年级英语人文景观练习题30题1. The Great Wall is very long. It is in _____.A. AmericaB. ChinaC. EnglandD. Australia答案解析：B。
本题考查人文景观的地理位置相关的英语知识。
The Great Wall （长城）是中国的著名人文景观，选项A“America”（美国）、选项C“England”（英国）和选项D“Australia”（澳大利亚）都不是长城所在的国家，所以正确答案是B。
2. There is a famous tower in Paris. It is called _____.A. Big BenB. Eiffel TowerC. Sydney Opera HouseD. Statue of Liberty答案解析：B。
本题主要涉及人文景观的英语名称。
在巴黎的著名塔是埃菲尔铁塔（Eiffel Tower）。
选项A“Big Ben”（大本钟）在英国，选项C“Sydney Opera House”（悉尼歌剧院）在澳大利亚，选项D“Statue of Liberty”（自由女神像）在美国，所以正确答案是B。
3. Stonehenge is an ancient monument in _____.A. ItalyB. the United KingdomC. Canada答案解析：B。
这题是关于人文景观的地理位置。
Stonehenge（巨石阵）是英国（the United Kingdom）的古老遗迹。
选项A“Italy”（意大利）、选项C“Canada”（加拿大）和选项D“Japan”（日本）都不是巨石阵所在的国家，所以答案是B。
4. The Taj Mahal is a beautiful building in _____.A. IndiaB. ThailandC. South AfricaD. Egypt答案解析：A。
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案(31)
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案(31)Passage 1What Will Space People Look Like?Once we are in space, the question arises—will we be the only ones? Will we find other intelligent beings plying (往返于) the space ways, and if so, what will they be like? We cannot predict everything, of course, but we do have a good idea of what space people might look like.Suppose that this evening a spaceship from somewhere outside the solar system landed unnoticed in your neighborhood. Suppose you saw three beings from that ship walk down the road in front of your house at dusk. Would you run screaming to the telephone to call the police? No, the chances are that you wouldn't even give them a second look.来源：考试大的美女编辑们We can be almost certain that our visitors from spacewill not have three eyes, webbed (有蹼的) feet, or television antennae growing out of their foreheads. Instead, scientists theorize, they will probably bear a strong resemblance to the man next door.The reason we can make this assumption is that science has shown that the shape of a living body is not accidental.There are rules of "biological construction" that help us picture presumed visitors before they actually step out of their spaceship.In applying the rules, we have to make just two assumptions. The first is that the bodies of spacemen consist of protoplasm (原生质) like ours. The second is that they are intelligent, which is an inescapable fact once we accept the idea that they are capable of building a spaceship.With those assumptions in mind, we can paint thisportrait of the man from Planet X. ：He breathes air. Water breathers might develop some intelligence, but they could not smelt (熔炼) metals under water. This means that any development above the level of our own Stone Age is the accomplishment of air breathers.He eats both plants and meat. A strict plant-eater spends too much time stuffing himself with food to build the kind of civilization which is necessary to produce a spaceship. Animals which can digest meat only would not be likely to survive the occasional adverse periods which very likely occur on all planets and wipe out the less adaptable forms of life.He's probably not much larger than the largest human being. The limiting factor here is something called thespare-cube law. If you double the height of a, person without changing his proportions, you have a being with weight times the weight. This means that a person 12 feet tall, for example, must be clumsy and cannot perform precision work. And precision work will be essential, of course, in building the spaceship.He weighs at least 40 pounds, and probably more. A brain of a certain size and complexity would be required for thebuilding of a spaceship. The brain of our spacemen would weigh at least 2 pounds. And from our studies of animals on earth, we know that a body weighing at least 40 pounds is required to support a2-pound brain.He has a skull of some kind. The most valuable organ of an intelligent being is his brain, and his brain must be protected in some manner against injury.He has two eyes and ears. The "three-eyed man from space" is not a very likely creation. Two eyes are better than one for the purpose of judging distance and shape, but three would not be better than two. The same goes for ears. More eyes and ears would be useful as spares in case of accidents but earth organisms, at least, do not run to spares. We do not know the reason for this but it is logical to assume that life on other planets would not have developedalong different lines.The eyes and ears are near the brain. Information gathered by eyes and ears must reach the brain quickly in order to be useful. This transmission by the nerves is slow. Therefore the sense organs must be close to the brain to shorten the time lag between information and reaction.He has "hands" and "feet". We know that our spacemen will walk erect. In order to survive, any being must be able to move around. But in order to build he would need something resembling our hands. Somewhere along the line of his development he would have had to free one pair of legs toallow them to become hands. The only way to do this is tolearn to stand.Also, it is almost certain that once on his back legs he would develop bending fingers and a thumb. To produce a high state of development he would need to pick up things, to be able to grasp, hold, push and pull. Why not tentacles (触须) , such as on an octopus? Because tentacles can pull but cannotpush effectively.Now that we've drawn a rough portrait of the Man from Planet X, is thereanything we can guess about Planet X itself? 108Here again the answer is a familiar one; his planet is probably very much like ours. We would probably be able tolive on it.First of all, Planet X can't be much larger or muchsmaller than the earth. If it were much bigger, the gravity would be so crushingly great that life would never even get started. If it were too small, it would not have sufficient gravitational pull to hang on to its gases and there would be no "air" to breathe.The planet's atmosphere would be much like ours. Thereare only two chemical combinations that are complex enough to support life： the carbon-oxygen-hydrogen cycle we live on, and the chlorine-fluoride (氟化氯) , methane cycle. Thelatter is a highly explosive mixture and though it is conceivable that somewhere there could be a life-form living on it, it is not likely. This cycle is so complex that thechances are heavily in favor of oxygen-based life developing long before the chlorine-based form of got a chance.Planet X would have land and sea masses and a climate with drastic changes like ours. If the climate were static there would be no incentive for our visitor's race to build anything. Variable hot and cold, wet and dry seasons are needed to push him around. And, of course, there would have to be land for our spaceman to live on and water for him to drink.来源：考试大All this tells that our visitor is from outside our solar system, since none of our sun's planets, besides the earth,is capable of supporting intelligent life. It also tells us something else： our space visitor is a good bit more advanced than we are.Whether it is because his race is more intelligent, or just because Planet X is older than the earth and he has had more time to develop, we cannot tell. But the fact is that he has come from outer space. The nearest star system to us is Alpha Centauri, four light-years away. So our visitor has come a minimum of four light-years. Our science, just on the edge of interplanetary flight, couldn't even begin to tackle such an interstellar voyage. We would have a lot to learn from such a visitor.。
初三英语雕塑赏析单选题30题答案解析版
初三英语雕塑赏析单选题30题答案解析版1.The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?A.FranceB.GermanyC.EnglandD.Italy答案：A。
解析：自由女神像是法国送给美国的礼物。
B 选项德国、C 选项英国、D 选项意大利都不是自由女神像的赠送国。
本题考查雕塑相关的历史背景知识。
2.Who is famous for creating sculptures with exaggerated human forms?A.MichelangeloB.Auguste RodinC.Pablo PicassoD.Alberto Giacometti答案：B。
解析：奥古斯特·罗丹以创作具有夸张人体形态的雕塑而闻名。
A 选项米开朗基罗的雕塑风格并非以夸张人体形态为主；C 选项巴勃罗·毕加索主要是画家，不是以雕塑家身份闻名于夸张人体形态雕塑；D 选项阿尔贝托·贾科梅蒂的雕塑风格也不是以夸张人体形态为主。
本题考查著名雕塑家的风格特点。
3.The Terracotta Army is located in which country?A.IndiaB.ChinaC.EgyptD.Greece答案：B。
解析：兵马俑位于中国。
A 选项印度、C 选项埃及、D 选项希腊都不是兵马俑的所在地。
本题考查著名雕塑作品的地理位置。
4.Which sculptor is known for his work "The Thinker"?A.MichelangeloB.Auguste RodinC.Pablo PicassoD.Alberto Giacometti答案：B。
解析：《思想者》是奥古斯特·罗丹的作品。
A 选项米开朗基罗没有《思想者》这部作品；C 选项巴勃罗·毕加索主要是画家，不是以雕塑家身份创作《《思想者》；D 选项阿尔贝托·贾科梅蒂也没有《思想者》这部作品。
2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解第一部分异域风光（三）练习
2019-2020年⾼中英语阅读理解第⼀部分异域风光（三）练习2019-2020年⾼中英语阅读理解第⼀部分异域风光（三）练习位于伦敦中⼼的罗素⼴场（Russell Square）旁的⼤英博物馆，正门是⾼⼤的柱廊和装饰着浮雕的⼭墙屋顶，典型的希腊古典建筑。
博物馆的主要藏品是古代和中世纪⽂物，尤以古埃及和古希腊的藏品闻名，收藏总数⼤约700万件。
中国⽂物被⼤英博物馆视作最重要的收藏之⼀，总数多达23000余件。
The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things in the museum to see. Clocks which have been telling the time for six hundred years, Roman money, some of the earliest books in the world, including Shakespeare's own works...The British Museum was founded nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans Sloane. The man liked to collect such things as books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, and also hoped that his things would be well kept and so visited by people after his death.His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died.Later, more old things arrived at the museum, more books, old and new, came to it, and more people wanted to visit it. All this made Pauizzi design the famous round Reading Room. There was something unusual in the room. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet warm. Since its opening, many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster—there are four kilometres of new shelves each year! The British Museum has changed a lot. It is now open every day of the year, except for three holidays. Entrance is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of them for children. Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it, you can look and listen at the same time. So if you are one of the British Museum's two million visitors this year, don't try to see it all too quickly. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.B. It won’t take long to look in the British Museum.C. There are about two million visitors to the museum every year.D. Four kilometres of new shelves are added to the museum each year.4. What is unusual about the Reading Room? ______A. It is a round, not square room.B. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables.C. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet warm.D. All the above.5. Which of the following is mentioned in the text? ______A. The size of the museum.B. The number of people visiting the museum every year.C. The number of books kept in the museum.D. The location of the museum.(CDBDB)安赫尔瀑布——世界最⼤的瀑布1930年，⼀位名叫吉⽶·安赫尔的飞⾏员为了寻找黄⾦，驾机飞越了委内瑞拉⾼地。
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读提高练习(17)
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读提高练习(17)FireA gift of the gods. According to an old Greek myth, Prometheus and his brother, Epimetheus, heroes of a race of giants called the Titans, were given the task of creating man. Epimetheus was also to provide all the animals with means of defense or flight. To some he gave courage, strength, and claws with which to fight, and to others long legs, nimble feet, or wings with which to escape. So lavish (慷慨的) washe with these gifts to the lower animals that he had nothing left to give to man. Prometheus, however, was determined that man should not be neglected and so, according to the myth, he gained access to heaven and lighted his torch at the chariotof the sun. Returning to earth, he presented fire to man, and with this gift came man's dominion over all the earth.The first cook. It took a long time, however, to learnhow to use this gift. For centuries men lived like wild animals. Their food consisted of nuts, herbs, fruit, and the flesh of animals. Cooking was unknown, and when a wild animal was captured, the savage tore it apart and ate the raw flesh. According to one legend, a hunter, after a long tramp, succeeded in catching a rabbit. On his way home he found a smoldering (缓慢燃烧的) fire which had been started by lightning. Throwing his rabbit on a log, he lay down and went to sleep. When he awoke, he found that his rabbit had fallen into the fire. In attempting to rescue it, the savage gotsome of the juice of the roasted rabbit on his fingers. By instinct, he put his burnt fingers to his mouth, and thetaste was so pleasing that he immediately finished the rabbit, and this is how man learned to cook.Reduction of metals. Ages later, man began to use fire to make metals and to form them into spears and hatchets for hunting and fighting. The alchemists, as we know, used firein their attempts to change the base metals into gold, and today fires are burning in many furnaces producing, if not gold, metals of far greater value to the progress of civilization. Copper, bronze, iron, and steel, produced by fire, have been the stepping stones of man's progress through the ages. The chemistry involved in the extraction, purification, and alloying of metals is so interesting and of such great importance that volumes have been written on this subject.Heating homes. We are so accustomed to living in heated homes that it is only when something goes wrong with the furnace that we give any thought to the blessed fire. To the savage shivering in his cave, however, a fire was a real blessing, even if it did fill his eyes with smoke. Keepingthe home fires burningwas a difficult task for the American Indian, who delegated this to his wife. Woe be to the squaw(印第安女子或妻子) who let the fire go out. In the wintertime, the firewas built on the ground in the center of the tent, which hada small hole in the top to act as a smokestack. Even the palaces of the wealthy in the Middle Ages were cold and damp, the fireplaces being so inefficient that only a portion ofone room could be heated at a time. Not until a comparativelyrecent date (1742) were stoves invented, and furnaces were unknown even when your grandfather was a boy.How fires are started and stopped. You have learned that burning is rapid oxidation which gives off light and heat. In order to start a fire, three conditions are necessary： (1) something to burn; (2) something to support the combustion; and (3) a means of lighting the fuel (raising it to its kindling temperature). Having lived all his life in a home where the furnace is kept burning all winter, the average person seldom thinks of the difficulty of starting a fire.To get some idea of the difficulty of starting fires, imagine yourself shipwrecked like Robinson Crusoe upon an uninhabited island. To build a fire, the first condition would be met by collecting some wood. The second condition would be no problem as air is always present to support combustion. The third condition, raising the fuel to its kindling temperature, would offer a real difficulty. Two methods have been used. The first is to employ the heat of friction caused by rubbing two dry sticks together. This sounds simple, but much skill and practice are essential to the success of this operation. The second method is to make sparks by striking two pieces of flint (极硬的东西, 燧石) together. This may work if the operator is persistent and if his fuel is sufficiently fine and dry. But before he succeeds in getting a fire started by either method, our Robinson Crusoe will do some thinking about the usefulness of the common match.Poison matches. There are two kinds of phosphorus used in making matches, white and red. White phosphorus has anadvantage and a disadvantage. White phosphorus is cheaper and, at one time, its use was quite common. White phosphorus is poisonous, however, and for this reason its use in making matches is prohibited by law in nearly all civilized countries. Men working in match factories which used white phosphorus were subject to a disease which caused the jaw bones to decay. The danger of small children beingpoisoned by these matches is also evident.Fortunately, chemists have discovered a method of makinga form of phosphorus which is not poisonous. When white phosphorus is gently heated for several hours in a closed vessel from which air is excluded, it slowly changes in color and the no-poisonous red phosphorus is formed. In addition to the fact that it is not poisonous, red phosphorus has other advantages. Its kindling temperature is much higher than that of the white variety, and this makes red phosphorus less dangerous to ship and to store. Another method of making phosphorus safe for use in matches is to combine it with sulphur. To do this, the two elements are mixed and heated in the absence of air. The phosphorus sulphide, which is formed, is not poisonous.1. With the help of his brother, Prometheus succeeded in presenting fire to man.2. Fire gave man an advantage over other animals.3. Man learned to cook by accident.4. In the Middle Ages even the palaces of the wealthywere cold because wood was much too expensive.5. In striking a match, friction raises the phosphorus compound in the tip to the kindling temperature.6. Red phosphorus is the only means of making phosphorus safe.7. Fire has played an important role in the progress of civilization.8. The small hole in the top of the American Indian tent was used as a______.9. Employees in match factories used to suffer from a disease______the jaw bones.10. Air is needed to start a fire because it______.I. N 2. Y 3. Y 4. N 5. NG 6. N 7. Y8. smokestack 9. which decayed 10. supports combustion。
四年级英语世界名胜古迹单选题40题
四年级英语世界名胜古迹单选题40题1.The Great Wall is in _____.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.EnglandD.Japan答案：A。
解析：The Great Wall 是长城，长城在中国。
选项B 美国、选项C 英国、选项D 日本都没有长城。
2.The Eiffel Tower is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.EnglandD.Japan答案：B。
解析：The Eiffel Tower 是埃菲尔铁塔，埃菲尔铁塔在法国。
选项A 中国、选项C 英国、选项D 日本都没有埃菲尔铁塔。
3.The Statue of Liberty is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.AmericaD.Japan答案：C。
解析：The Statue of Liberty 是自由女神像，自由女神像在美国。
选项 A 中国、选项B 法国、选项D 日本都没有自由女神像。
4.The Pyramids are in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.EgyptD.Japan答案：C。
解析：The Pyramids 是金字塔，金字塔在埃及。
选项A 中国、选项B 法国、选项D 日本都没有金字塔。
5.Big Ben is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.EnglandD.Japan答案：C。
解析：Big Ben 是大本钟，大本钟在英国。
选项A 中国、选项B 法国、选项D 日本都没有大本钟。
6.The Sydney Opera House is in _____.A.ChinaB.AustraliaC.EnglandD.Japan答案：B。
解析：The Sydney Opera House 是悉尼歌剧院，悉尼歌剧院在澳大利亚。
选项A 中国、选项C 英国、选项D 日本都没有悉尼歌剧院。
7.The Taj Mahal is in _____.A.ChinaB.IndiaC.EnglandD.Japan答案：B。
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案（14）
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案（14）2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案(14)Most of us trade money for entertainment. Movies, concerts and shows are enjoyable but __11__ .If you think that you can't have a good time without spending a lot of money, read on. A little resourcefulness and a few minutes of newspaper-scanning should give you some pleasant surprises.People may be the most interesting show in a large city. __12__ through busy streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see people from all over the world; you will __13__ see people of every age, size, and shape, and you'll get a free fashion show, too. Window-shopping is also a __14__ sport if the stores are closed.Check the listings in your neighborhood paper. Local colleges or schools often__ 15__ the public to hear an interesting speaker or a good __16 __. The film or concert series at the local public library probably won't cost you a penny. Be sure to check commercial advertisements too. A flea market can provide hours of pleasant looking round. Perhaps you can find a free cooking or crafts __17__ in a department store.Plan ahead for some activities. It is always more pleasant not to have people in front of you in a museum or at a zoo. You may save some money, too, since these places often __18 __aside one or two free __19__ days at slow times during the week. Make sure that you are including the indispensable __20__ that people travel miles to see. If you feel liketaking an interesting walk, find a free walking tour, or plan one yourself.A. expensiveB. WonderC.debateD. admissionE. setF. WanderG.safeH. additionI. valuable J. dispute K.welcome L. confidentlyM. sights N. demonstration O.certainlyDespite these alarming statistics, the scale of thethreat that smoking causes to women's health has received surprisingly little attention. Smoking is still seen by many as a mainly male problem, perhaps because men were the first to take up the habit and therefore the first to suffer theill-effects. This is no longer the case. Women who smoke like men will die like men. WHO estimates that, in industrialized countries, smoking rates amongst men and women are very similar, at around 30 per cent; in a large number of developed countries, smoking is now more common among teenage girls than boys.As women took up smoking later than men, the full impact of smoking on their health has yet to be seen. But it is clear from countries where women have smoked longest, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, that smoking causes the same diseases in women as in men and the gap betweentheir death rates is narrowing. On current trends, some 20 to 25 per cent of women who smoke will die from their habit. One in three of these deaths will be among women under 65 year of age. The US Surgeon General has estimated that, amongst thesewomen, smoking is responsible for around 40 per cent heart disease deaths, 55 per cent of lethal strokes and, among women of all ages, 80 per cent of lung cancer deaths and 30 per cent of all cancer deaths. Over the last 20 years, death rates in women from lung cancer have more than doubled in Japan, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom; have increased by more than 200 per cent in Australia, Denmark and New Zealand; and have increased by more than 300 per cent in Canada and the United States.21. The effect of smoking on women has not been paid enough attention because______.A. men suffer more from smokingB. men would like women to smokeC. men are considered the main sufferers of smokingD. there are alarming statistics of death caused by smoking22. "This is no longer the case. " The word "this" refers to______.A. that men used to suffer the ill-effectsB. that there were alarming statisticsC. that the scale of threat become largerD. that women suffered from smoking as greatly as men23. From the fact that in some developed countries smoking is now more common among teenage girls than boys, we can predict that in the days to come, ______.A. women will have the same diseases as men采集者退散B. more women may suffer from smoking than menC. the smoking rates among men and women will dropD. the teenage girls today may give up smoking when they are grown-ups24. All of the following statements are the effects of smokingon women EXCEPT thatA. the death rates of the women and men who are smoking are in similar proportionB. smoking causes the same diseases in women as in menC. in the past 20 years, death rates in women from lung cancer have more than doubledD. smoking is responsible for 30 percent of all cancer deaths among women25. In the phrase "lethal stroke", the word "lethal" most probably means______.A. causing deathB. causing discomfortC. causing poor healthD. causing anxietyThe men who race the cars are generally small, with a tight, nervous look. They range from the early 20s to the middle 40s, and it is usually their nerves that go first.Fear is the driver's constant companion, and tragedy can be just a step behind. Scarcely a man in the 500 does not carry the scars of ancient crashes. The mark of the plastic surgeon is everywhere, and burned skin is common. Sometimes a driver's scars are invisible, part of his heritage. Two youngdrivers, Billy Vukovich and Gary Bettenhausen, raced in their first 500 in 1968. Less than 20 years before, their fathers also competed against one another on the Indy track—and died there.All this the drivers accept. Over the years, they have learned to trust their own techniques, reflexes, and courage. They depend, too, on a trusted servant—scientific engineering. Though they may not have had a great deal of schooling (an exception is New Zealand's Bruce McLaren, who has an engineering degree), manydrivers are gifted mechanics, with a feeling for their engines that amount to kinship.A few top drivers have become extremely wealthy, withsix-figure incomes from prize money, endorsements, and jobs with auto-product manufacturers. Some have businesses of their own. McLaren designs racing chassis (底盘). DanGurney's California factory manufactured the chassis of three of the first four ears in the 1968 Indy 500, including his own second place car.Yet money is not the only reason why men race cars. Perhaps it isn't even the major reason. Three-time Indywinner(1961, 1964, 1967) A. J. Foyt, for example, can frequently be found competing on dirty tracks in minor-league races, where money, crowds and safety features are limited, and only the danger is not. Why does he do it? Sometimes Foyt answers, "It's in my blood. " Other times he says, "It's good practice. " Now and then he replies, "Don't ask dumb questions. "26. The statement "it is usually their nerves that go first" means_______.A. at first they all have a nervous lookB. they often find they can't bear the tension even if they are in good conditionC. someday they find they can't make responses to anyriskD. they can continue their career at most until the middle 40s27. It can be inferred that a car accident is often coupled with_______.A. a plastic surgeonB. a companionC. a riskD. a firewww.28. The invisible scars of the drivers mentioned in the second paragraph refers to_______.A. the regrets left by their fathersB. the fears left by their fathersC. the cars left by their fathersD. the heritage left by their fathers29. Bruce McLaren is different from most of the driversin that_______.A. he himself designs chassisB. he has an engineering degreeC. he manufactures chassisD. he is a gifted mechanic30. A. J. Foyt often takes part in minor-league racesfor_______.A. prize moneyB. blood testC. cheers from the crowdD. enjoymentII. A 12. F 13. O 14. G 15. K 16. C 17. N 18. E 19. D 20. M 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D。
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案（5）
2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案（5）2019年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习题及答案(5)Passage 1The Louisiana PurchaseOn April 30, 1803, the area of the United States approximately doubled. Until that time, United States territory had extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the banks of the Mississippi and from the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River to the thirty-first parallel. The national land now was expanded westward to include practically all of the area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains and between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border. On that day, for fifteen million dollars, the United States purchased from France 875,000 square miles of territory. After Robert R. Livingston, an American who represented President Jefferson in France, signed his name to the treaty, he rose, shook hands with James Monroe and Marbois, the Frenchman representing Napoleon and remarked, "We have lived long, but this is the noblest work of our lives. " As we glance backward upon this important event in history, we must agree that the signing of the treaty for the purchase of Louisiana was probably the most important event in Thomas Jefferson's administration. Without the acquisition of this territory, the United States would most probably have not developed into the powerful nation which it is today.What Causes Led to Purchase of the Louisiana Territory本文来源：考试大网Until 1763, Louisiana had been a possession of France,but in that year it was given to Spain to repay an old debt.Twenty years later in Paris, the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed between the United States and Great Britain. One of the terms of this treaty was that the western border of the United States was to stretch to the Mississippi River. Immediately settlers and pioneers crossed westwardover the Allegheny Mountains to clear the territory and establish farms. Since roads were scarce and difficult to travel, the products of these farmers had to be shipped onthe waterways leading to the Mississippi River and then down this great stream to New Orleans. At this port city, the produce was transferred to larger ocean-going vessels and transported to markets on the Eastern Seaboard or to Europe. However, Spain's ownership of both shores of the river for at least two hundred miles north of New Orleans permitted this foreign nation to control the trade moving on the Mississippi. As a monarchy (君主政体) ，the Spanish government distrusted the rising spirit of democracy in the United States,especially the much freer expression of democracy thatexisted among the western farmers. This distrust of democracy resulted in the desire of the Spanish to deny the use of the great river to any Americans. The reaction was instantaneous (瞬间的 ) and furious, western farmers raised their voices to protest and the United states sent John Jay to Madrid to discuss this matter. In 1795 this conflict was settled. Spain consented to allow citizens of the United States the right to use the lower Mississippi River and also the "right of deposit" at New Orleans, the right of deposit permitted American farmers, without a duty charge, to remove their products from smaller boats at New Orleans after havingnavigated down the Mississippi, and then to transfer theagricultural commodities to larger ocean-going vessels.For the succeeding five years this agreement was observed and little conflict existed. On October 1, 1800, however, Spain signed a treaty giving the ownership of the Louisiana territory back to France. The news of this treaty did not reach Jefferson until May of the following year. As soon ashe became aware of the change in ownership of the territory, Jefferson realized that this was part of a plan by which Napoleon hoped to establish France as a great power in theNew World. Although Napoleon still permitted Spain to remainin control of the port of New Orleans, the future threat tothe navigation rights of the western farmers still remained.At any moment, Napoleon might send troops to the "Gateway"and forbid Americans to use it for navigation. This wouldaffect almost forty per cent of the total export trade of the United States. By April 1802 Jefferson's concerns in this matter became even more intense. Napoleon had shipped armed forces to Santo Domingo to suppress the uprising. Once this had been accomplished, the troops were under orders to take possession of Louisiana with its key port city of New Orleans. On the eighteenth of that month the President wrote his now-famous letter to the American Minister to France, Robert R. Livingston.There is one place on the globe, one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans through which the produce of three eighths of our territory must pass to market. . . it seals the union of two nations who in conjunction can maintain exclusive possession of the ocean. From that moment we must marry ourselves tothe British fleet and nation.Seven months later Jefferson learned that the Spanish officials at New Orleans had suspended(暂不实行) the right of deposit. Immediately westernfarmers protested. Many demanded immediate action. Others pressed for a declaration of war. The Federalists in the East who opposed Jefferson sided with those who wished to declare war, in order to split the ranks of his followers. In January 1803, Congress appropriated two million dollars "to defray (支付) expenses to help improve relations between the United States and foreign nations. " Jefferson asked James Monroe to sail for France to resolve the difficulty. Monroe was instructed to negotiate for the purchase of New Orleans and Florida. He was permitted to offer 50,000,000 francs for this concession of territory. If this offer were refused, then an alternative offer of 37,500,000 francs was to be made for New Orleans alone. A third alternative to be used in the negotiation was to insist upon the permanent right of deposit at New Orleans and navigation along the lower Mississippi. If all three offers were rejected by Napoleon, Monroe and Livingston were instructed to negotiate an alliance with the British Government "not to make any peace with France. "Why Napoleon Sold Louisiana来源：考试大的美女编辑们Events favored the United States. Napoleon had transported 35,000 troops to wipe out the rebellion in Santo Domingo, but yellow fever and the rebels did away with most of the French troops. With this disaster Napoleon's visions of expanding in the mainland at New Orleans vanished. He alsorecognized he inevitability of a conflict with Great Britain. How could he hope to keep Louisiana, thousands of miles awayacross the Atlantic, as long as Britain was "Empress of the Seas"? The revenue that the sale of Louisiana would bring to France was a temptation to Napoleon, whose treasury was almost depleted (消耗). Confronted with so many problems Napoleon quickly arrived at a decision.On April 11, 1803, even before the arrival of Monroe in Paris, Talleyrand proposed that the United States purchase all of the Louisiana territory.Livingston's first offer for this "bargain" was 20, 000, 000 francs, but Talleyrand countered with a demand for 125,000,000. In a brief negotiation both finally compromised on 80,000,000 francs, equivalent to $ 15,000,000 inAmerican money. On April 30, 1803, Louisiana became the possession of the United States. Three-fourths of the sum went to France, the balance was reserved to pay the claims of American citizens against France.1. The passage gives a general description of the reasons for and the effect of the Louisiana purchase.2. The purchase of Louisiana helped the U. S. to growinto the powerful nation which it is today.3. The Louisiana purchase only expanded the territory of the U. S. .4. The rising spirit of democracy in the U. S. was introduced to Spain and France instantaneously.5. The purchase of Louisiana was accomplished at a much lower price than originally intended.6. Spain was the original possessor of the Louisiana territory.7. Livingston's eloquence persuaded Marbois to accept an unreasonably low price for the Louisiana territory.8. Louisiana was sold to the U. S, for______francs.9. The Federalists in the East of U. S. were in favor of declaringwar on Spain because they wished to______of President Jefferson's followers.10. When Louisiana was purchased, the export trade moving on the Mississippi accounted for___of the total export trade of the U. S. .I. Y 2. Y 3. N 4. N 5. Y 6. N 7. NG 8. 80,000,000 9.split the ranks 10. 40%。
2019年12月英语四级阅读真题以及答案(试卷二)
2019年12月英语四级阅读真题以及答案（试卷二）S ection A 选词填空Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Finally, some good news about airplane traverl. If you are on a plane with a sick passenger, you are unlikely to get sick. That is the 26 of a new study that looked at how respiratory（呼吸道）viruses 27 on airplanes. Researchers found that only people who were seated in individual –had a high risk of catching the illness. All other passengers had only a very 28 chance of getting sick ,according to the findings. Media reports have not necessarily presented 29 information about the risk of getting infected on an airplane in the past. Therefore , these new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less 30 to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.Prior to the new study, litter was known about the risks of getting 31 infected by common respiratory viruses, such as the flu or common cold, on an airplane, the researchers said. So, to 32 the risks of infection, the study team flew on 10 different 33 in the U.S. 34 side of a person infected with flu, as well as those sitting one roe in front of or behind this individual, had about an 80 person chance of getting sick. But other passengers were 35 safe from infection. They had a less than 3 percent chance of catching the flu.A) accurate B) conclusion C) directly D) either E) evaluate F) explorations G) flights H) largely I) nearby J) respond K) slim L) spreadM) summit N) vividly O) vulnerable答案：26: B conclusion27: L spread28: K slim29: A accurate30: vulnerable31: C directly32: E evaluate33: G flights34: D either35：H largelySection B 信息匹配Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.A South Korean city designed for the future takes on a life of its own A) Getting around a city is one thing —and then there’s the matter of getting from one city to another. One vision of the perfect city of the future: a place that offers easy access to air travel.In 2011, a University of North Carolina business professor named John Kasarda published a book called Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next. Kasarda says future cities should be built intentionally around or near airports. The idea, as he has put it, is to offer businesses “rapid, long-distance connectivity on a massive scale.”B) “The 18th century really was a waterborne (水运的) century, the 19th century a rail century. the 20th century a highway, car, truck century一and the 21st century will increasingly be an aviation century, as the globe becomes increasingly connected by air,”Kasarda says. Songdo,a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasarda’s prime examples. It has existed for just a few years.“From the get-go, it was designed on the basis of connectivity and competitiveness,”says Kasada. “The government built the bridge directly from the airport to the Songdo International Business District. And the surface infrastructure was built in tandem with the new airport.”C) Songdo is a stone’s throw from South Korea’s Incheon Airport, its main international hub (枢纽). But it takes a lot more than a nearby airport to be a city of the future. Just building a place as an “international business district”doesn’t mean it will become one. Park Yeon Soo conceived (构想) this city of the future back in 1986. He considers Songdo his baby. “I am a visionary,”he says. Thirty years after he imagined the city, Park’s baby is close to 70 percent built, with 36.000 people living in the business district and 90,000 residents in greater Songdo. It’s about an hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, There’s a Coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, golf course and university.D) Chances are you’ve actually seen this place. Songdo appears in the most famous music video ever to come ou of South Korea. “Gangnam Style”refers to the fashionable Gangnam district in Seoul. But some of the video was filmed in Songdo.“I don’t know if you remember, there was a scene in a subway station. That was not Gangnam. That wasactually Songdo,”says Jung Won Son, a professor of urban development at London’s Bartlett School of Planning, “Part of the reason to shoot there is that it’s new and nice.”E) The city was supposed to be a hub for global companies, with employees from all over the world. But hat’s not how it has turned out. Songdo’s reputation is as a futuristic ghost town. But the reality is more complicated. A bridge with big, light-blue loops leads into the business district. In the center of the main road, there’s a long line of flags of the world. On the corner, there’s a Starbucks and a 7-Eleven--all of the international brands that you see all over the world nowadays.F) The city is not empty. There are mothers pushing strollers, old women with walkers -- even in the middle of the day. when it’s 90 degrees out. Byun Young-Jin chairs the Songdo real estate association and started selling property here when the first phase of the city opened in 2005. He says demand has boomed in the past couple of years. Most of his clients are Korean. In fact, the developer says, 99 percent of the homes here are sold to Koreans. Young families move here because the schools are great. And that’s the problem: Songdo has become a popular Korean city 一more popular as a residential area than a business one. It’s not yet the futuristic international business hub that planners imagined. “It’s a great place to live. And it’s becoming a great place to work,”says Scott Summers, the vicepresident of Gale International, the developer of the city. The floor-to-ceiling windows of his company’s offices overlook Songdo Central Park, with a canal full of kayaks and paddle boats. Shimmering (闪烁的)glass towers line the canal’s edge.G) “What’s happened is, because we focused on creating that quality of life first, which enabled the residents to live here, what has probably missed the mark is for companies to locate here,”he says. “There needs to be strong economic incentives.”The city is still unfinished, and it feels a bit like a theme park. It doesn’t feel all that futuristic. There’s a high-tech underground trash disposal system. Buildings are environmentally friendly. Everybody’s television set is connected to a system that streams personalized language or exercise classes.H) But Star Trek this is not. And to some of the residents, Songdo feels hollow. “I’m, like, in prison for weekdays. That’s what we call it in the workplace,”says a woman in her 20s. She doesn’t want to use her name for fear of being fired from her job. She goes back to Seoul every weekend. “I say I’m prison-breaking on Friday nights.”But she has to make the prison break in her own car. There’s no high-speed train connecting Songdo to Seoul, just over 20 miles away.I) The man who first imagined Songdo feels frustrated. too. Park says he built South Korea a luxury vehicle, “like Mercedes or BMW. It’s a good car now. But we’re waiting for a good driver to accelerate.”But there are lots of other good cars out there, too. The world is dotted with futuristic, high-tech cities trying to attract the biggest international companiesJ) Songdo’s backers contend that it’s still early, and business space is filling up—about 70 percent of finished offices are now occupied. Brent Ryan, who teaches urban design at MIT, says Songdo proves a universal principle. “There have been a lot of utopian (乌托邦的) cities in history. And the reason we don’t know about a lot of them is that a lot of them have vanished entirely.”In other words, when it comes to cities—or anything else—it is hard to predict the future.36. Songdo’s popularity lies more in its quality of life than its business attraction.37. The man who conceives Songdo feels disappointed because it has fallen short of his expectations.38. A scene in a popular South Korean music video was shot in Songdo.39. Songdo still lacks the financial stimulus for businesses to set up shop there.40. Airplanes will increasingly become the chief means of transportation, according to a professor.41. Songdo has ended up different from the city it was supposed to be.42. Some of the people who work in Songdo complain about boredom in the workplace.43. A business professor says that a future city should have easy access to international transportation.44. Acording to an urban design professor, it is difficult for city designers to foresee what happen in the future.45. Park Yeon So. Who envisioned Songdo, feels a parental connection with the city.答案：36-40 FIDGB 41-45 EHAJCSection C 仔细阅读Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The fifth largest city in the US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy (征税)1.5cents per liquid ounce on distributors.Philadelphia’s new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council vote. It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the county. It is proof that taxes on sugary drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas. Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014.The tax will apply to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with added sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas. It’s expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city.While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.“The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages—including low- and no-calorie choices,”said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association. “But most importantly, it is againstthe law. So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.”An industry backed anti-tax campaign has spent at least $4 million on advertisements. The ads criticized the measure. characterizing it as a “grocery tax.”Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans. “The move to recapture a small part of the profits from an industry that pushes a product that contributes to diabetes, obesity and heart disease in poorer communities in order to reinvest in those communities will sure be inspirational to many other places,”said Jim Krieger, executive director of Healthy Food America. “Indeed, we are already hearing from some of them. It’s not just Berkeley’anymore.”Similar measures in California’s Albany, Oakland, San Francisco and Colorado’s Boulder are becoming hot-button issues Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be coming.46. What does the passage say about the newly-approved soda tax in Philadelphia?A) It will change the lifestyle of many consumers.B) It may encourage other US cities to follow suit.C) It will cut soda consumption among low-income communities.D)It may influence the marketing strategies of the soda business.47. What will the opponents probably do to respond to the soda tax proposal?A) Bargain with the city council.B) Refuse to pay additional tax.C) Take legal action against it.D) Try to win public support.48. What did the industry-backed anti-tax campaign do about the soda tax proposal?A) It tried to arouse hostile feelings among consumers.B) It tried to win grocers’support against the measure.C) It kept sending letters of protest to the media.D) It criticized the measure through advertising.49. What did public health groups think the soda tax would do?A) Alert people to the risk of sugar-induced diseases.B) Help people to fix certain long-time health issues.C) Add to the fund for their research on diseases.D) Benefit low-income people across the country.50. What do we learn about similar measures concerning the soda tax in some other cities?A) They are becoming rather sensitive issues.B) They are spreading panic in the soda industry.C) They are reducing the incidence of sugar-induced diseases.D)They are taking away lot of profit from the soda industry.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, but Europe’s stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7 million cars, a new study has found. And the problem is growing. With costs falling and kitchen appliances becoming “status”items, owners are throwing away microwaves after an average of eight years. This is pushing sales of new microwaves which are expected to reach 135 million annually in the EU by the end of the decade.A study by the University of Manchester calculated the emissions of CO2—the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change—at every stage of microwaves, from manufacture to waste disposal. “It iselectricity consumption by microwaves that has the biggest impact on the environment,”say the authors. The authors also calculate that the emissions from using 19 microwaves over a year are the same as those from using a car. According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour. For example, consumers could use appliances in a more efficient way by adjusting the time of cooking to the type of food. However, David Reay, professor of carbon management, argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of energy, their emissions are minor compared to those from cars. In the UK alone, there are around 30 million cars. These cars emit more than all the microwaves in the EU. Backing this up, recent data show that passenger cars in the UK emitted 69 million tons of CO2 in 2015. This is 10 times the amount this new microwave oven study estimates for annual emissions for all the microwave ovens in the EU. Further, the energy used by microwaves is lower than any other from of cooking. Among common kitchen appliances used for cooking, microwaves are the most energy efficient, followed by a stove and finally a standard oven. Thus, rising microwave sales could be seen as a positive thing.51. What is the finding of the new study?A) Quick-cooking microwave ovens have become more popular.B) The frequent use of microwaves may do harm to our health.C) CO2 emissions constitute a major threat to the environment.D) The use of microwaves emits more CO2 than people think.52. Why are the sales of microwaves expected to rise?A) They are becoming more affordable.B) They have a shorter life cycle than other appliances.C) They are getting much easier to operate.D) They take less time to cook than other appliances.53. What recommendation does the study by the University of Manchester make?A) Cooking food of different varieties.B) Improving microwave users’habits.C) Eating less to cut energy consumption.D) Using microwave ovens less frequently.54. What does Professor David Reay try to argue?A) There are far more emissions from cars than from microwaves.B) People should be persuaded into using passenger cars less often.C) The UK produces less CO2 than many other countries in the EU.D) More data are needed to show whether microwaves are harmful.55. What does Professor David Reay think of the use of microwaves?A) It will become less popular in the coming decades.B) It makes everyday cooking much more convenient.C) It plays a positive role in environmental protection.D) It consumes more power than conventional cooking.答案：46-50：BCDBA 51-55:DABAC。
关于自由女神的英语阅读理解
关于自由女神的英语阅读理解The Statue of Liberty: A Symbol of Freedom and HopeThe Statue of Liberty, a colossal neoclassical sculpture designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and engineered by Gustave Eiffel, stands proudly on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. This iconic landmark, dedicated in 1886, has become a symbol of hope and freedom for millions of people around the world.The statue's origins can be traced back to the late 1870s when French historian Edouard de Laboulaye proposed the idea of a gift from France to the United States to commemorate the centennial of American independence. Bartholdi, a celebrated sculptor, was commissioned to design the statue, and he took inspiration from the Roman goddess Libertas, the personification of liberty. The statue's design features a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet in her left hand, upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.The statue's construction was a collaborative effort between France and the United States. The French were responsible for the design, construction, and transportation of the statue, while the Americanpeople were tasked with providing the pedestal on which it would stand. This was no easy feat, as the pedestal needed to be sturdy enough to support the 151-foot-tall statue and its 225-ton weight. After a lengthy fundraising campaign led by publisher Joseph Pulitzer, the pedestal was completed in 1886, and the Statue of Liberty was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland.The Statue of Liberty's influence extends far beyond its physical presence. It has become a symbol of the American dream, representing the ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity that have drawn millions of immigrants to the United States over the centuries. The statue's inscription, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," has become a powerful message of welcome and acceptance, inspiring people from all walks of life to seek a better future in America.The Statue of Liberty has also played a significant role in shaping the cultural and artistic landscape of the United States. It has been the subject of countless artworks, from paintings and sculptures to literature and music. The statue's image has become ubiquitous in popular culture, appearing on everything from postage stamps to t-shirts, and its silhouette is instantly recognizable around the world.Beyond its cultural significance, the Statue of Liberty has also played an important role in the history of the United States. During WorldWar II, the statue served as a beacon of hope for those seeking refuge from the horrors of the conflict. In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, the statue became a symbol of resilience and the American spirit, as the country came together to mourn the loss and reaffirm its commitment to the values of freedom and democracy.Today, the Statue of Liberty remains a powerful and enduring symbol of the American experience. Millions of visitors from around the world flock to Liberty Island each year to catch a glimpse of this iconic landmark and to reflect on the ideals of freedom and opportunity that it represents. Whether you are a native-born American or a newcomer to the country, the Statue of Liberty serves as a reminder of the enduring values that have shaped the United States and continue to inspire people around the globe.。
四年级英语人文景观单选题30题
四年级英语人文景观单选题30题1.This is a famous building in London. It has a big clock. What is it?A.The Eiffel TowerB.The Statue of LibertyC.Big BenD.The Great Wall答案：C。
Big Ben 是伦敦著名的大本钟，有一个很大的钟。
The Eiffel Tower 是埃菲尔铁塔，在法国巴黎。
The Statue of Liberty 是自由女神像，在美国。
The Great Wall 是中国的长城。
2.This place is in Egypt. It is a very big pyramid. What is it called?A.The Taj MahalB.The Pyramid of KhufuC.The ColosseumD.The Sydney Opera House答案：B。
The Pyramid of Khufu 是胡夫金字塔，在埃及。
The Taj Mahal 是泰姬陵，在印度。
The Colosseum 是罗马斗兽场，在意大利。
The Sydney Opera House 是悉尼歌剧院，在澳大利亚。
3.This is a famous tower in Paris. What is it?A.The Leaning Tower of PisaB.The Tokyo TowerC.The Eiffel TowerD.The Oriental Pearl Tower答案：C。
The Eiffel Tower 是埃菲尔铁塔，在法国巴黎。
The Leaning Tower of Pisa 是比萨斜塔，在意大利。
The Tokyo Tower 是东京塔，在日本。
The Oriental Pearl Tower 是东方明珠塔，在中国上海。
4.This is a famous palace in Beijing. What is it?A.The Buckingham PalaceB.The Forbidden CityC.The White HouseD.The Kremlin答案：B。
2019年12月英语四级阅读练习题(16)
为备考英语四级的同学们整理了2019年12月英语四级阅读练习题(16)，希望可以为大家带来帮助，预祝大家高分通过大学英语四级考试。
It is doing something better than other people that makes us unique. Yet asurprising number of people still see individuality as a surface thing. Theywear bright clothes, dye their hair strange colors and decorate their skin withtattoos (文身) to make some kind of social statement.The whole purpose of individuality is excellence. The people who comprehendthe simple principle of being unique through performance make our entirepolitical and economic system work. Those who invent, who improve, who know moreabout a subject than other people do, and who take something that doesn't workand make it work—these people are the very soul of capitalism.Charles Kettering didn't like the idea of cranking a car to make it start,so he invented the electric starter. Henry Ford figured out the assembly-linetechnique and made it possible to mass-produce automobiles.Lewis Waterman sawno need to go on dipping a pen into an inkwell, so he put the ink into the pen.George Westinghouse told the world how to stop a train, and Elisha Otis,inventor of the elevator, indirectly created the city skyline. These peopleunderstood that individualism means working at the top of one's capacity.Fortunately, enough Americans have been inspired to do something with theiruniqueness that we have developed in less than three centuries from a frontieroutpost into not only a country of freedom but a country strong enough toprotect that freedom. These people prized the notions of individuality andexcellence above all things and thus kept the great machine functioning. Theones with the purple hair and the horrorable jewelry are just along for theride, trying to be "different" and not knowing how to go about it.The student who earns A's on his report card has grasped the idea and hasfound the real meaning of individuality. So has the youngster who has designedhis own spaceship, who paints pictures of the world around him, or who can nameall the states and their capitals.According to the author unique individuals are personswho______.A. do something better than other peopleB. know more about a subject than other peopleC. excel others in workD. all of the abovePeople who regard individuality as a surface thing always do the followingEXCEPTA. wearing bright clothesB. coloring their hairC. doing better than othersD. decorating their skin with tattoosWhich is NOT TRUE according to the passageA. Henry Ford invented assembly-line technique.B. Elisha Otis was the inventor of the liftC. George Westinghouse created cranks.D. Lewis Waterman put the ink into the pen.It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. the real secret to being unique lies in our excellent workB. if we want to be different we'd gain more profitC the student who earns A's on the report card has not grasped the realmeaning ofindividuality D. all Americans work miracles In the writer's opinion whohas understood the sense of individualityA. The youngster who designed his own spaceship.B. The youngster who painted worthy pictures.C. The youngster who was interested in wearing strange clothes.D. Both A and B.26. D 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. D。
四年级英语人文景观练习题30题
四年级英语人文景观练习题30题1.The Eiffel Tower is in _____.A.LondonB.ParisC.New YorkD.Tokyo答案解析：B。
埃菲尔铁塔在巴黎。
选项 A 伦敦有大本钟等著名景点，不是埃菲尔铁塔所在地。
选项C 纽约有自由女神像等，不是埃菲尔铁塔所在地。
选项D 东京有东京塔等，不是埃菲尔铁塔所在地。
2.The Great Wall is in _____.A.IndiaB.ChinaC.JapanD.America答案解析：B。
长城在中国。
选项A 印度有泰姬陵等著名景点，不是长城所在地。
选项C 日本有富士山等，不是长城所在地。
选项D 美国有自由女神像等，不是长城所在地。
3.The Statue of Liberty is in _____.A.LondonB.ParisC.New YorkD.Tokyo答案解析：C。
自由女神像在纽约。
选项 A 伦敦有大本钟等著名景点，不是自由女神像所在地。
选项B 巴黎有埃菲尔铁塔等，不是自由女神像所在地。
选项D 东京有东京塔等，不是自由女神像所在地。
4.The Taj Mahal is in _____.A.ChinaB.IndiaC.JapanD.America答案解析：B。
泰姬陵在印度。
选项A 中国有长城等著名景点，不是泰姬陵所在地。
选项 C 日本有富士山等，不是泰姬陵所在地。
选项D 美国有自由女神像等，不是泰姬陵所在地。
5.The Sydney Opera House is in _____.A.LondonB.ParisC.SydneyD.Tokyo答案解析：C。
悉尼歌剧院在悉尼。
选项 A 伦敦有大本钟等著名景点，不是悉尼歌剧院所在地。
选项B 巴黎有埃菲尔铁塔等，不是悉尼歌剧院所在地。
选项D 东京有东京塔等，不是悉尼歌剧院所在地。
6.The Forbidden City is in _____.A.IndiaB.ChinaC.JapanD.America答案解析：B。
四年级英语世界名胜古迹单选题40题
四年级英语世界名胜古迹单选题40题1.The place is very famous for its pyramids.A.The Great WallB.The Eiffel TowerC.The Pyramids of GizaD.The Statue of Liberty答案：C。
解析：选项 A 是长城，在中国；选项B 是埃菲尔铁塔，在法国；选项C 是吉萨金字塔，符合题干中提到的以金字塔著名；选项D 是自由女神像，在美国。
2.This place has a big clock tower.A.The Taj MahalB.Big BenC.The ColosseumD.The Sydney Opera House答案：B。
解析：选项 A 是泰姬陵，在印度；选项B 是大本钟，有大钟塔；选项C 是罗马斗兽场；选项D 是悉尼歌剧院。
3.It is a very beautiful palace in India.A.The LouvreB.The Forbidden CityC.The Taj MahalD.The White House答案：C。
解析：选项 A 是卢浮宫，在法国；选项 B 是故宫，在中国；选项C 是泰姬陵，在印度且是美丽的宫殿；选项D 是白宫，在美国。
4.This place is known for its ancient Roman architecture.A.The AcropolisB.The ColosseumC.The KremlinD.The Buckingham Palace答案：B。
解析：选项 A 是雅典卫城，古希腊建筑；选项B 是罗马斗兽场，有古代罗马建筑风格；选项C 是克里姆林宫，在俄罗斯；选项D 是白金汉宫，在英国。
5.It is a very tall tower in France.A.The Leaning Tower of PisaB.The Eiffel TowerC.The Tower of LondonD.The Petronas Towers答案：B。
四年级英语世界名胜古迹单选题40题
四年级英语世界名胜古迹单选题40题1.The Great Wall is in _____.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.JapanD.England答案：A。
解析：长城在中国，选项B 美国、C 日本、D 英国都不正确。
2.The Eiffel Tower is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.JapanD.England答案：B。
解析：埃菲尔铁塔在法国，选项 A 中国、C 日本、D 英国都不正确。
3.The Pyramids are in _____.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.EgyptD.England答案：C。
解析：金字塔在埃及，选项A 中国、B 美国、D 英国都不正确。
4.The Statue of Liberty is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.AmericaD.England答案：C。
解析：自由女神像在美国，选项 A 中国、B 法国、D 英国都不正确。
5.Big Ben is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.AmericaD.England答案：D。
解析：大本钟在英国，选项A 中国、B 法国、C 美国都不正确。
6.The Niagara Falls is very _____.A.beautifullyB.beautifulC.beautyD.beautify答案：B。
本题考查形容词的用法。
“Niagara Falls（ 尼亚加拉大瀑布）”是名词，需要用形容词“beautiful 美丽的）”来修饰。
A 选项“beautifully”是副词；C 选项“beauty”是名词“美丽”；D 选项“beautify”是动词“美化”。
7.The Yellowstone National Park is _____ amazing.A.realB.reallyC.realityD.realize答案：B。
本题考查副词的用法。
人教版四年级英语人文景观练习题30题【含答案解析】
人教版四年级英语人文景观练习题30题【含答案解析】1.The Great Wall is very long and _____.A.beautifulB.smallC.short答案解析：A。
长城很长并且美丽。
选项B“small”小的不符合长城的特征。
选项C“short”短的也与长城实际特征不符。
本题考查对著名人文景观长城特征的了解。
2.The Eiffel Tower is in _____.A.ChinaB.FranceC.America答案解析：B。
埃菲尔铁塔在法国。
选项 A 中国没有埃菲尔铁塔。
选项 C 美国也没有埃菲尔铁塔。
本题考查对埃菲尔铁塔所在国家的了解。
3.The Pyramids are in _____.A.ChinaB.EgyptC.Australia答案解析：B。
金字塔在埃及。
选项 A 中国没有金字塔。
选项 C 澳大利亚也没有金字塔。
本题考查对金字塔所在国家的了解。
4.Big Ben is in _____.A.ChinaC.Japan答案解析：B。
大本钟在英国。
选项 A 中国没有大本钟。
选项 C 日本也没有大本钟。
本题考查对大本钟所在国家的了解。
5.The Statue of Liberty is in _____.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.Canada答案解析：B。
自由女神像在美国。
选项 A 中国没有自由女神像。
选项 C 加拿大也没有自由女神像。
本题考查对自由女神像所在国家的了解。
6.The Terracotta Army is in _____.A.ChinaB.JapanC.England答案解析：A。
兵马俑在中国。
选项 B 日本没有兵马俑。
选项 C 英国也没有兵马俑。
本题考查对兵马俑所在国家的了解。
7.The Sydney Opera House is in _____.A.ChinaB.AustraliaC.America答案解析：B。
悉尼歌剧院在澳大利亚。
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2019年12月英语四级阅读练习题：自由女神像
Americas most famous woman is the Goddess of Liberty, i. e. the Statue of Liberty. It was first thought of in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by another Frenchman, Frederic Bartoldi. They wanted to 11 liberty and friendship.
It was hoped that the monument would be completed by 1876 when America 12 its centennial. Fund raising and the 13 of the statue in France went slowly. It was 1885 when the 214 crates containing the statue reached New York.
Americans were initially 14 for they had not raised the money to pay for the erection of the base. Fund raising by popular subscription was behind 15 . One fund raising method used was to have popular Americans write letters which were then sold in public.
The base and statue, 16 272 feet tall, were completed in 1886. From a 17 standpoint, the statue is a marvel. The inner structure was designed by the French engineer, Alexandre Eiffel. His design for the stressed copper skin of the statue anticipated many of the 18 utilized in modern aircraft.
After a century, the monument began to show signs of getting worse in 19 . Just as Frenchmen had created the Statue, so it was with restoration.
A Frenchman noted the decay and French and American craftsmen and contributions brought about the renewal of the Statue in time for its centennial.Liberty is still 20 in France and the United States.
A. completely
B. measures
C. popular
D. together
E. honor
F. manufacture
G. schedule
H. reward
I. celebrated J. principles K. embarrassed L. technical M. voluntary N conditions 0. discouraged
答案：11. E 12. I 13. F 14. K 15. G 16. D 17. L 18. J。