专四阅读详解 2.docx

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专四阅读详解2

星期2Tuesday

Adversityrevealsgenius;fortuneconcealsit.苦难显才华，好运隐天资。

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日常生活

456

5分钟

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经济现象

460

6.5分钟

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生物科技

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科学研究

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今日练习

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PoliceOfficerTidwellleftthestationjustafter8a.m.onSundayJune4.Hehadspentanuneventfulnightondutyandwaslookingforwardtohisdayofrest.ByhabithetookashortcutdownthepathbehindDugbyHallroadandafteraminuteortwohesawamanclimbingdownadrainpipefromanopenbedroomwindowofnumber29.InsilenceTidwellcreptintothegarden.Themanreachedthegroundandwasdustinghimselfdownwhenhefelthisarmgripped.

“It’s8:

15onaSundaymorning,”saidtheofficer,“andthissortofthingseemsanunlikelyadventureatsuchatime.Wouldyoumindexplaining?

”

Themanwasobviouslystartledbutkeptcalm.Hesaid,“Iknowwhatyou’rethinking,officer,butitisn’ttrue.Thisisafunnymistake.”“It’spartofmyjobtotakeaninterestinunusualevents.Ithinkyou’vejustleftthishouseinamannerotherthanthecustomaryone.Thatmaybequiteinnocent,butI’dliketomakesure.”Tidwelltookouthisnotebookandapen.“Name,addressandoccupationandthen,please,tellmeyourstory.”

“CharlieCrane,lorrydriver,fromNottingham,51BretonStreet.Mystory…”“Yes.Whatwereyoudoinglikeaflyonthatwall,Mr.Crane?

”“Well,Ihadabreakdownyesterdayandhadtostaythenighthere.Bedandbreakfast.Thelandlady’snameisMrs.Fern.Shegavemebreakfastatseven,andIwasoutofhereintherightwayanddownatthelorrybyhalfpastseven.OnlywhenIfeltaroundforacigarette,didIrealizeI’dleft$80inmyenvelopeunderthepillowhereatnumber29.Ialwaysputitundermypillowatnight.It’sahabitI’vegotinto.Ievendoitathome…”

“Isee.Whydidn’tyoumissitwhenyouwenttopayMrs…What’shername?

”“I’dpaidherlastnight.You’vegottopaywhenyoutaketheroom,see?

SoIcamerushingback,butit’sSunday,andshe’dgonebacktobed,andcouldIwakeher?

IrangthebellandbangedonthefrontdoorfortenminutesbeforeIcameroundheretothebackandspottedmybedroomwindowsillopen.UpIwent,then,upthispipe.It’satrickIlearntinthearmy.Shedidn’tmakethebed,andthemoneywasstillthere.Youknowtherest,andIhopeyoubelieveitbecause…”

“Mr.Crane,whateverareyoudoinghere?

Ithoughtyou’dgoneanhourago.”ItwasMrs.Fern,speakingfromthekitchenwindowatthecornerofthehouse.

1.WhywasTidwellwalkingalongthepathbehindDugbyHallroad?

[A]Heusuallydiscoveredsomethingsuspiciousalongthatway.

[B]Hehadanappointmentwithamanatnumber29there.

[C]Hechosetogothatwaybychance.

[D]Heknewhewouldgethomequickerthatway.

2.Thepoliceofficerquestionedthemanbecause

[A]hehadseenhimdoastrangething.

[B]hethoughtheknewhim.

[C]themanhadfallenandneededattention.

[D]themanhadtriedtoescapefromawindow.

3.Cranestayedthenightatnumber29because

[A]hehadlosthiswayinthedark.

[B]therewassomethingwrongwithhislorry.

[C]Nottinghamwastoofarforhimtodrivethatnight.

[D]hehadsuddenlyfallenillthatnight.

4.Whydidn’tthemanrealizehehadlefthismoneyatthelandlady’searlier?

[A]Becausehetrustedthelandlady.

[B]Becausehehadputthemoneyunderthepillow.

[C]Becausehehadnooccasiontorememberthemoneything.

[D]Becausehewasinsuchahurrythatmorning.

5.Intheend,OfficerTidwellwouldprobably

[A]takeCranebacktohisoffice.

[B]accuseCraneofmisbehaving.

[C]justleaveCranealone.

[D]forceCranetopayMrs.Fernsomemoney.

TextB

USconsumersrediscoveredtheirappetiteforshoppinginJune,boostingspendingbyastrong0.8point.Itwasfreshtestamenttotheeconomy’sincentiveasitheadedintothethirdquarter.Themonthlyincreaseinspending,reportedbytheCommerceDepartmentonAugust2,cameafterconsumerstightenedtheirbeltsinMay,leavingspendingflat.ConsumerspendingplaysakeyroleinshapingtheeconomicactivityandthusiscloselywatchedbyFederalReservechairmanAlanGreenspanandothereconomists.

Incomes,thefuelforfurtherspending,grewataniceclipof0.5percentinJune,betterthanthe0.2percentgainregisteredinthepreviousmonth.ThepickupinincomegrowthdovetailedwithanimprovementinthejobsclimateinJune,whentheunemploymentratefellto5percent,anearlyfouryearlow.BoththeincreaseinincomesandinspendingwerethelargestsinceApril.Thespendingandincomefiguresarenotadjustedforinflation.

TheperformanceinconsumerspendingandincomegrowthinJunewasinlinewithanalysts’expectations.Beforethereleaseofthereport,theywereforecastingthespendingtoriseby08percentandincomestoincreaseby0.4percent.Withspendingsurpassingtheincomegrowth,thepersonalsavingrate—savingsasapercentageafter-taxincome—droppedfrom0.4percentinMaytozeroinJune.ThatwastheworstshowingsinceOctober2001,whenthesavingratefellintothenegativeterritory.Economists,however,cautionedthatthepictureofsavingsisn’tasbadasitlooks.Thesavingsratedoesn’tprovideacompletepictureofhouseholdfinancesbecauseitdoesn’tcapturegainsfromsuchthingsasrealestateorfinancialinvestment.Highenergypricesdidn’thinderconsumerspendinginJune.

Consumersboostingspendingonbig-ticketgoods,includingcarsandappliances,by29percent,comparedwithaspendingcutofthatsizeinMay.Spendingonnondurablesuchasfoodandclotheswentupby0.7percentinJuneafterdippingby0.2percentthemonthbefore.Spendingontheservicesrose0.5percentinJune,followinga0.6percentinMay.Consumersdidtheirparttokeeptheeconomymovingaheadataniceclipofthe3.4percentintheApril-to-Junequarterasawhole,thegovernmentreportedlastweek.Analystsbelievetheeconomywilldoevenbetterinthecurrentquarterifbusinessesreplenishinventories.

Oneofthemainforcestemperingeconomicgrowthinthesecondquarterwasthatbusinessescutbackoninventories.Thatchopped2.3percentagepointsfromeconomicgrowthduringthesecondquarter.Wantingtomakesureexpandingeconomicactivityandrisingenergypricesdon’tfaninflation,FederalReservePolicy-makersareexpectedtobumpupinterestratesbyanotherquarterpercentagepointwhentheymeetnextTuesday.

6.AllthefollowingfactorscontributetotheincreasespendinginJuneEXCEPT

[A]optimisticemploymentsituation.

[B]incomeincrease.

[C]decreaseofunemploymentrate.

[D]inflation.

7.InJune,

[A]theincreasedfigurestakeallthefactorsintoconsideration.

[B]thespendingincreasepercentageishigherthantheincomeincreasepercentage.

[C]personalsavingratedecreasesbecausethelowincomesincreasepercentage.

[D]thehighenergypricedoesaffecttheconsumingenthusiasm.

8.AccordingtoPara.4,thepictureofhouseholdincome

[A]canbereflectedbyfinancialinvestment.

[B]canbereflectedbyhouseholdfinances.

[C]cannotbereflectedbythesavingrate.

[D]cannotbereflectedbythehouseholdassets.

9.TheFederalReservePolicy-makersarelikelytoincreaseinterestrateto

[A]curvetherisingenergyprice.[B]avoidtheinflation.

[C]triggerconsuming.[D]enlargeeconomicactivity.

10.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

[A]Highincomeincrease.

[B]Lowunemploymentrate.

[C]IncreasingspendinginJune.

[D]Theeconomicincreaseinthethirdquarter.

TextC

Biotechnologyinoneformoranotherhasflourishedsinceprehistorictimes.Whenthefirsthumanbeingsrealizedthattheycouldplanttheirowncropsandbreedtheirownanimals,theylearnedtousebiotechnology.Thediscoverythatfruitjuicesfermentedintowine,orthatmilkcouldbeconvertedintocheeseoryogurt,orthatbeercouldbemadebyfermentingsolutionsofmaltandhopsbeganthestudyofbiotechnology.Whenthefirstbakersfoundthattheycouldmakeasoft,spongybreadratherthanafirm,thincracker,theywereactingasfledglingbiotechnologists.Thefirstanimalbreeders,realizingthatdifferentphysicaltraitscouldbeeithermagnifiedorlostbymatingappropriatepairsofanimals,engagedinthemanipulationsofbiotechnology.

Whatthenisbiotechnology?

Thetermbringstomindmanydifferentthings.Somethinkofdevelopingnewtypesofanimals.Othersdreamofalmostunlimitedsourcesofhumantherapeuticdrugs.Stillothersenvisionthepossibilityofgrowingcropsthataremorenutritiousandnaturallypest-resistanttofeedarapidlygrowingworldpopulation.Thisquestionelicitsalmostasmanyfirst-thoughtresponsesastherearepeopletowhomthequestioncanbeposed.Initspurestform,theterm“biotechnology”referstotheuseoflivingorganismsortheirproductstomodifyhumanhealthandthehumanenvironment.Prehistoricbiotechnologistsdidthisastheyusedyeastcellstoraisebreaddoughandtofermentalcoholicbeverages,andbacterialcellstomakecheesesandyogurtsandastheybredtheirstrong,productiveanimalstomakeevenstrongerandmoreproductiveoffspring.Throughouthumanhistory,wehavelearnedagreatdealaboutthedifferentorganismsthatourancestorsusedsoeffectively.Themarkedincreaseinourunderstandingoftheseorganismsandtheircellproductsgivesustheabilitytocontrolthemanyfunctionsofvariouscellsandorganisms.UsingthetechniquesofgenesplicingandrecombinantDNAtechnology,wecannowactuallycombinethegeneticelementsoftwoormorelivingcells.FunctioninglengthsofDNAcanbetakenfromoneorganismandplacedintothecellsofanotherorganism