专四阅读详解 与其诅咒黑暗不如燃起蜡烛Word格式.docx

专四阅读详解 与其诅咒黑暗不如燃起蜡烛Word格式.docx

《专四阅读详解 与其诅咒黑暗不如燃起蜡烛Word格式.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《专四阅读详解 与其诅咒黑暗不如燃起蜡烛Word格式.docx（20页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

做题备忘

TextA

历史事件

383

5分钟

/4

TextB

经济产业

548

7分钟

/5

TextC

科技探索

420

6分钟

/6

TextD

教育培训

538

今日练习

Halfadozenradiostationsaboutthefaceoftheglobecrackledsparksofelectricityfromcapitalandintomillionsofhumblehomes;

peacecamethroughtheairandwassimultaneousoverallthefaceoftheearth.ThegreatceremonyonthebattleshipMissouriinTokyoBaywasanticlimax.

Thegreatestfleetintheworldlayamidstthegreatestruinsintheworldunderadarkandcheerlesscoveringofclouds.TheUSSIowawasononesideoftheMissouri,theUSSSouthDakotaontheother.Atatteredflagwiththirty-onestarswashungononeoftheturretsofthebattleship—theflagoftheinfantrepublic,whichCommodorePerrybroughtwithhimtothesamebayalmostahundredyearsbefore.AbovethemainmastflutteredthebattleflagoftheUnionoftoday.ThedeckwascrowdedwiththeAmericantechnicians.TherewereaRussianwitharedbandabouthiscapandaTassnewsreelmanwhoinsistedoncrawlinginamongthemainactorstogethisshots;

therewasaCanadiangeneralwhospoiledhispartandsignedonthewrongline;

therewasacarefullytailoredChinesegeneralfromChungking.

HalfadozenJapanesewerepipedoverthesideoftheMissouri,butforthepurposeofhistoryandineveryman’smemorytherewereonlytwo—thegeneral,Umezu,andthestatesman,Shingemitsu.Umezuwasdressedinparadeuniform,allhisribbonsglistening,andhiseyesblank,butyoucouldseethebrownpockmarksonhischeeksswellingandfallinginemotion.Shingemitsuwasdressedinatallsilkhatandaformalmorningcoatasifhewereattendingaweddingorafuneral.Hehadawoodenleg,andhelimpedalongthedeck;

whenhebegantoclimbtotheverandadeckwherethepeacewastobesigned,heclutchedtheropesandstruggledupwithinfinitepainanddiscomfort.

ShingemitsuandUmezuwerebroughtforward,and,afterafewcarefullychosenwordsbeautifullyspokenbyGeneralMacArthur,theysignedtheirnamestoadocumentmarkinganendtotheJapaneseEmpire.Whentheyhadsigned,thegeneralsandadmiralsofalltheothernationsputtheirsignaturestothedocument,andpeace,ifpeaceitwas,hadcome.

1.Thedocumentwassignedon

[A]theUSSIowa.[B]theUSSSouthDakota.

[C]thebattleshipMissouri.[D]didn’tmention.

2.Inthesecondparagraph,“Atatteredflagwiththirty-onestars”isof

[A]USS.[B]theinfantUSA.

[C]today’sUSA.[D]thegreatestfleet.

3.WhenportrayingUmezuandShingemitsu,theauthorfocusedonallthefollowingEXCEPT

[A]facialexpression.[B]appearance.

[C]motions.[D]inneractivity.

4.Bysaying“andpeace,ifpeaceitwas,hadcome”,theauthorimpliedthat

[A]hevaluedthesignatureceremony.

[B]hewassureofthepeacecoming.

[C]hesuspectedthatthesignaturemeanttherealendofwar.

[D]hebelievedthesignatureceremonywouldbringpeace.

Leftunfettered（无拘无束的）,AnthonyKonieczka,9yearsold,wouldhappilythumbawayathisGameBoyAdvanceorPlayStation2fromtheminutehegetsuptothemomenthecrawlsintobed,14bleary-eyed（睡眼惺忪的）hourslater.

Anthony’sbasementisstockedwithtraditionaltoys—boardgames,puzzles,artsupplies—andasfarasheisconcerned,theyarerelicsofChristmasespast.HissisterMichaely,6yearsold,stilllikesdressingherBarbies.ButonceshestartsplayingGameBoyit’shardtogetheraway.

PlaypatternslikethiscouldgrabanotherChristmasforthetoydepartment.ThroughSeptember,toysalesweredown5%comparedwiththefirstninemonthsoflastyear,accordingtotheNDPGroup.Meanwhile,thevideo-gameindustryisheadingforanotherrecordyear.ThankstohotnewgameslikeHalo2fortheXbox,theindustryislight-yearsaheadofthetoybusinesswhenitcomestobuzz.Withdistractionssuchasinstantmessaging,cellphonegamesandiPodsanglingforkids’mindsandallowances,thedigitalrevolutionismakinglifemiserableforthetoyindustry.

Whilesomehard-to-findtoysemergeeveryholidayseason,toymakersareheadingintothisonewithoutamonsterhit.Indeed,therehasnotbeenaFurby-stylefrenzyinyears.Of10toysegmentsonlytwo,artsandcraftsanddolls,havegeneratedsalesgrowthoverarecent12monthperiod.Someoftheweakestcategorieslikeconstructionsetsandactionfiguresaretheonesaimedatboys,whosufferthemostblistersfromthevideogames.AnalystsexpectoneofthetopstockingstuffersthisseasontobenotatraditionaltoybutthenewgenerationofNintendo’sGameBoy,theDS,whichhitstoreslastweek.

Thedeeperissueisthatshiftsinplaypatternsareforcingtoymakerstofightforshelfspaceinatighteningmarket.Boysinparticularseemtobeabandoningtraditionaltoysatearlieragesinfavorofconsumerelectronics,trendyvideogames,PCsoftwareandtheInternet.Thenotionthatkidsaregrowingmoresophisticatedandtech-savvy（懂技术的）,atrendcalled“agecompression”,hasbedeviledtoycompaniesforatleastadecade.Actionfigures,forinstance,usedtobeconsideredhealthyforboysuptoage12.Nowtheitemsaremainlymarketedtoboys4to6.ArecentstudyfoundthatnearlyhalfoftheU.Schildrenstartonvideogamesat4to5yearsold—and20%atage3oryounger.

Toycompanies,ofcourse,havelongseenthiscoming.Mattelattemptedtogetintoeducationalsoftwareinthelate1990s,spending$3.6milliontobuytheLearningCompany.Butitturnedouttobeablunderandledtomorethan$400millioninlosses.LateronMattelgotbacktobuildingbasicbrandslikeBarbieandHotWheels.ButBarbie’ssalesslumpmayalsobeavictimofkidsgrowingolderatyoungerages.

Severalofthetoysexpectedtosellwellthisseasonare,infact,thosethatincorporatevideogamingandDVDtechnologies.Mattel’sFisher-PriceintroducedagamesystemcalledInteracTVthisyear,featuringDVDswithcharacterslikeDoratheexplorer.HasbrocameoutwithaportablecolorvideoplayercalledVideoNowandhasbeenputtingclassicgameslikeBattleshipandYahtzeeintohand-heldelectronicformat.

5.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorimpliesthat

[A]videogamesaredesignedonlyforboys.

[B]girlsareusuallynotinterestedinvideogames.

[C]bothAnthonyandMichaelyaregoodatplayingPlayStation2.

[D]childrenwouldnotliketostopplayingGameBoyoncetheystart.

6.Welearnfromthepassagethatinthisholidayseason

[A]itishardtofindtraditionaltoysinthemarket.

[B]toymakersareplanningtodesignmonstertoys.

[C]nohittoyswillcomeontothemarket.

[D]Furbywillbecomepopularamongchildren.

7.Thesalesofconstructionsetsaredecreasingbecause

[A]theyarenothealthytoysforchildren.

[B]theyareveryweakandeasilybroken.

[C]theyarehardtofindonshelvesoftoystores.

[D]theyareaimedatboyswhoareeasilyattractedbythevideogames.

8.Whathasbeenbotheringtoymakersforalmosttenyears?

[A]TheInternetaddiction.

[B]Thetrendofagecompression.

[C]Thesalesofactionfigures.

[D]ThenewgenerationofGameBoy.

9.Itispredictedthatinthisseasonthepopulartoyswouldbe

[A]hotnewgameHalo2fortheXbox.

[B]artsandcraftsanddolls.

[C]actionfiguresdesignedforboysagedfrom4to6.

[D]toysthatintegratevideogamingwithDVDtechnologies.

Spaceisadangerousplace,notonlybecauseofmeteors（流星）butalsobecauseofraysfromtheSunandotherstars.

Radiationisthegreatestknowndangertoexplorersinspace.Dosesofradiationaremeasuredinunitscalled“rem”.WeallreceiveradiationhereontheEarthfromtheSun,fromcosmicraysandfromradioactiveminerals.The“normal”doseofradiationthatwereceiveeachyearisabout100millirem;

itvariesaccordingtowhereyoulive,andthisisaveryroughestimate.Scientistshavereasontothinkthatamancanputupwithfarmoreradiationthanthiswithoutbeingdamaged;

thefigureof60remhasbeenagreedon.Thetroubleisthatitisextremelydifficulttobesureaboutradiationdamage—apersonmayfeelperfectlywell,butthecellsofhisorhersexorgansmaybedamaged,andthiswillnotbediscovereduntilthebirthofchildrenorevengrandchildren.

EarlyspaceprobesshowedthatradiationvariesindifferentpartsofspacearoundtheEarth.Italsovariesintimebecause,whengreatspurtsofgasshootoutoftheSun,theyareaccompaniedbyalotofextraradiation.Someestimatesoftheamountofradiationinspace,basedonvariousmeasurementsandcalculations,areaslowas10remperyear,whileothersareashighas5remperhour!

MissiontotheMoonhavehadtocrosstheVanAllenbeltsofhighradiationand,duringtheoutwardandreturnjourneys,theApollo8crewaccumulatedatotaldoseofabout200milliremperman.ItwashopedthattherewouldnotbeanylargesolarflaresduringthetimesofApollomoonwalksbecausethewallsofthelunarexcursionmodules（LEMs）werenotthickenoughtoprotectthemeninside,thoughthecommandmodulesdidgivereasonableprotection.Sofar,nodangerousdosesofradiationhavebeenreported,buttheGemini（双子座）orbitsandtheApollomissionshavebeenquiteshort.Wesimplydonotknowyethowmenaregoingtogetonwhentheyspendweeksandmonthsoutsidetheprotectionoftheatmosphere,workinginaspacelaboratoryorinabaseontheMoon.Drugsmighthelptodecreasethedamagedonebyradiation,butnoreallyeffectiveoneshavebeenfoundsofar.Atpresent,radiationseemstobethegreatestphysicalhazardtospacetravelers,butitisimpossibletosayjusthows