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英语专业四级考试题阅读

2006年英语专业四级考试题

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TEXTA

Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.

First.Let’stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.

Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe“meeting”influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedontherun.Itisnolonger“seeyouthereat8”,but“textmearound8andwe’llseewhereweallare”.

Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,“insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging”,twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:

the“talkers”andthe“texters”-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice.

Theyfoundthatthemobilephone’sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresentaself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone.Thereisthe“speakeasy”:

theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confidentway,chattingaway.Andthereisthe“spacemaker”:

thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.

Whocanblamethem?

Phonemeetingsgetcancelledorreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeonpeople’sprivacy.So,itisunderstandableifyourmobilemakesyounervous.Butperhapsyouneedn’tworrysomuch.Afterall,itisgoodtotalk.

81whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they

A．arrangethemeetingplacebeforehand

B．postponefixingtheplacetilllastminute

C．seldomcareaboutwhenandwheretomeet

D．stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeetingplans.

82AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychologicaleffectaremostlylikelytobeseenon

A．TALKERS

B．the"speakeasy"

C．the“spacemaker”

D．texters

83Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare

A．quiterevealing

B．wellwritten

C．unacceptablebyothers

D．shockingtoothers

84．accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingonthemobile

A．talkers

B．thespeakeasy

C．thespacemaker

D．texters

85．anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe

A．theSMSeffect

B．culturalimplicationofmobileuse

C．changeintheuseofthemobile

D．bodylanguageandthemobilephone!

TEXTB

Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass-whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”

-areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers’jobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,distinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher“housekeeping”,wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.

Thestereotypeofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas-andstillis–inclinedtotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity（ortheeducationandtraining）tomakesuchlong-termplans.

Nowadays,agreatdealhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuch,ifnotmore,thantheirmiddle-classsupervisors.Socialsecurityandlawstoimprovecentury,havemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout“tomorrow”.Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferioritytheyhadinthepast.Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.

Thechangesinbothlife-stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongstyoungerpeople.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes,theyspendtheirmoneyinhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.Nevertheless,westillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell-paid（whateverthetypeofjobtheymayhave）andthelow-paid.Aslongasthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswillemerge,orratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appear,butbetweendifferentgroups.

86．whichofthefollowingisseenasthecauseofclassdifferencesinthepast?

A:

lifestyleandoccupation

B:

Attitudeandincome

C:

incomeandjobsecurity

D:

jobsecurityandhobbies

87．thewriterseemstosuggestthatthedescriptionof-------isclosertotruth?

A．middle–classwaysofspendingmoney

B．working-classwaysofspendingtheweekend

C．working-classdrinkinghabits

D．middle-classattitudes

88．accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotatypicalfeatureofthemiddle-class?

A．desiringforsecurity

B．Makinglongtermplans

C．havingprioritiesinlife

D．savingmoney

89．working-classpeople'ssenseofsecurityincreasedasaresulfofallthefollwoingfactorexcept?

A．bettersocialsecurity

B．morejobopportunities

C．higherlivingstandard

D．betterlegalprotection.

90．whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?

A．ChangesareslowlytakingplaceinallsectorsoftheBritishsociety.

B．Thegapbetweenworking-classandmiddle-classyoungpeopleisnarrowing

C．differentinincomewillremainbutthoseinoccupationwilldisappear

D．middle-classpeoplemaysometimesfeelinferiortoworking-classpeople!

TEXTC

ForseveraldaysIsawlittleofMr.Rochester.Inthemorningheseemedmuchoccupiedwithbusiness,andintheafternoongentlemenfromtheneighourhoodcalledandsometimesstayedtodinewithhim.Whenhisfootwaswellenough,herodeoutagreatdeal.

Duringthistime,allmyknowledgeofhimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,whenhewouldsometimespassmecoldly,andsometimesbowandsmile.Hischangesofmannerdidnotoffendme,becauseIsawthatIhadnothingtodowiththecauseofthem.

Oneevening,severaldayslater,IwasinvitedtotalktoMr.Rochesterafterdinner.Hewassittinginhisarmchair,andlookednotquitesosevere,andmuchlessgloomy.Therewasasmileonhislips,andhiseyeswerebright,probablywithwine.AsIwaslookingathim,hesuddenlyturned,andaskedme,“doyouthinkI’mhandsome,MissEyre?

”

TheanswersomehowslippedfrommytonguebeforeIrealizedit:

‘No,sir.”

“ah,youreallyareunusual!

Youareaquiet,seriouslittleperson,butyoucanbealmostrude.”

“Sir,I’msorry.Ishouldhavesaidthatbeautydoesn’tmatter,orsomethinglikethat,”

“no,youshouldn’t!

Isee,youcriticizemyappearance,andthenyoustabmeintheback!

Youhavehonestyandfeeling.Therearenotmanygirlslikeyou.ButperhapsIgotoofast.Perhapsyouhaveawafulfaultstocounterbalanceyourfewgoodpoints

Ithoughttomyselfthathemighthavetoo.Heseemedtoreadmymind,andsaidquickly,”yes,you’reright.Ihaveplentyoffaults.IwentthewrongwaywhenIwastwenty-one,andhaveneverfoundtherightpathagain.Imighthavebeenverydifferent.Imighthavebeenasgoodasyou,andperhapswiser.Iamnotabadman,takemywordforit,butIhavedonewrong.Itwasn’tmycharacter,butcircumstanceswhichweretoblame.WhydoItellyouallthis?

Becauseyou’rethesortofpersonpeopletelltheirproblemsandsecretsto,becauseyou’resympatheticandgivethemhope.”

Itseemedhehadquitealottotalktome.Hedidn’tseemtoliketofinishthetalkquickly,aswasthecaseforthefirsttime.

“Don’tbeafraidofme,MissEyre.”Hecontinued.“youdon’trelaxorlaughverymuch,perhapsbecauseoftheeffectLowoodschoolhashadonyou.Butintimeyouwillbemorenaturalwithme,andlaugh,andspeakfreely.You’relikeabirdinacage.Whenyougetoutofthecage,you’llflyveryhigh.Goodnight.”

91．atthebeginningmissEyre'simpressionsofMr.Rochesterwereallexcept

A．busy

B．sociable

C．friendly

D．changeable

92．in"....andallmyknowledgehimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,…”.thewordaboutmeans

A．around

B．on

C．outside

D．concerning.

93．whydidMr.Rochestersay"..andtheyoustabmeintheback!

"the（7thpara.

A．becauseJanehadintendedtokillhimwithaknife

B．becauseJanehadintendedtobemorecritical.

C．becauseJanehadregrettedhavingtalkedtohim

D．becauseJanehadsaidsomethingelsetocorrectherself.

94．fromwhatMr.RochesttoldmissEyre,wecanconcludethathewantedto

A．Tellherallhistroubles

B．tellherhislifeexperience.

C．changeheropinionofhim

D．changehiscircumstances

95,attheendofthepassage,Mr.Rochestersounded

A．rude

B．cold

C．friendly

D．encouraging.

TEXTD

Theidealcompanionmachine-thecomputer-wouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogramme