新題型：英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題及詳解精講版(2009年12月)

　　26. 根據(jù)短文，科學(xué)家曾相信什么?

　　27. 科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)關(guān)于木衛(wèi)二的什么信息?

　　28. 最近，科學(xué)家就生命的形成了解到什么?

　　Passage Two

　　篇章結(jié)構(gòu)

　　本篇講述醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)用紙記錄下的東西比口語(yǔ)交流的信息更加準(zhǔn)確和穩(wěn)定。問(wèn)題源自一位醫(yī)生在對(duì)一個(gè)孩子的家庭口述交待了出院后的注意事項(xiàng)之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)這些親屬們竟然記不清到底醫(yī)生講了些什么，于是醫(yī)生決定在以后交待注意事項(xiàng)的時(shí)候要把這些內(nèi)容全印成紙質(zhì)的東西，因?yàn)榧堎|(zhì)的東西比口語(yǔ)更可靠。

　　詞匯點(diǎn)撥

　　suffer v. 遭受;confusing a. 令人迷惑的;episode n. 插曲;version n. 版本;challenge v. 挑戰(zhàn)

　　話題詞匯

　　context n. 上下文

　　physician n. 內(nèi)科醫(yī)生

　　recover v. 恢復(fù)

　　stability n. 穩(wěn)定性

　　act out 表演出來(lái)

　　emergency room 急診室

　　oral communication 口頭交際

　　tailored to 定制的

　　難句解析

　　1. Also listening to her were a half a dozen other family members.

　　【解析】此句為倒裝句，強(qiáng)調(diào)listening to her，主語(yǔ)為a half a dozen other family members。正常語(yǔ)序?yàn)椋篈 half a dozen other family members were also listening to her.

　　2. All of them had heard the simple instructions I have given just a few hours before, but they have three or four different versions.

　　【解析】本句兩分句由連詞but連接，had heard為過(guò)去完成時(shí)，表示在家人問(wèn)瑪雅醫(yī)生之前就發(fā)生了此動(dòng)作。I have given just a few hours before做定語(yǔ)修飾the simple instructions，省略連接詞that。

　　試題詳解

　　29. A) Whether they should take the child home. A) 他們是否應(yīng)該將孩子帶回家。

　　B) What Dr. Mayer’s instructions exactly were. B) 瑪雅醫(yī)生的醫(yī)囑到底是什么。

　　C) Who should take care of the child at home. C) 誰(shuí)在家照顧孩子。

　　D) When the child would completely recover. D) 什么時(shí)候這個(gè)孩子能完全恢復(fù)。

　　【聽(tīng)音指導(dǎo)】瀏覽四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)注意到都為wh-開(kāi)頭的疑問(wèn)詞，且提到了醫(yī)生和孩子，take care of 以及recover，可初步推測(cè)此題涉及的場(chǎng)景為醫(yī)院，病人為孩子。

　　【正確項(xiàng)分析】問(wèn)題為孩子的家人因?yàn)槭裁炊鵂?zhēng)論，原文為the family asked her to settle an argument they’d been having over exactly what advice she had given，意為親屬們就醫(yī)生到底講過(guò)什么建議爭(zhēng)論不休，問(wèn)醫(yī)生如何解決。選項(xiàng)B中的instructions與原文的advice同義，選項(xiàng)B正確。

　　30. A) She encourages them to ask questions when in doubt. A) 她鼓勵(lì)他們拿不準(zhǔn)時(shí)就提問(wèn)題。

　　B) She makes them write down all her instructions. B) 她讓他們記下她的醫(yī)囑。

　　C) She has them act out what they are to do at home. C) 她讓他們把將在家里做的事情表演出來(lái)。

　　D) She asks them to repeat what are supposed to do. D) 她讓他們復(fù)述要做的事。

　　【聽(tīng)音指導(dǎo)】由第一題的選項(xiàng)可很有把握地推測(cè)she指代的是Doctor Myer，而與醫(yī)生相對(duì)的多半為病人。注意關(guān)鍵詞ask question，write down，act out和repeat。

　　【正確項(xiàng)分析】瑪雅醫(yī)生如何確定病人完全明白了自己的建議呢?原文為She asks them to tell her what they think they are supposed to do，原文的 tell her與選項(xiàng)D中的關(guān)鍵詞repeat一致，選項(xiàng)D為正確答案，

　　31. A) It lacks the stability of the printed word. A) 它缺乏印刷體的穩(wěn)定性。

　　B) It contains many grammatical errors. B) 它包含許多語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤。

　　C) It is heavily dependent on the context. C) 它十分依賴上下文語(yǔ)境。

　　D) It facilitates interpersonal communication. D) 它有助于人際交往。

　　【聽(tīng)音指導(dǎo)】本題為短文最后一題，應(yīng)在文章最后出現(xiàn)。需要注意關(guān)鍵字stability，errors，context和communication。

　　【正確項(xiàng)分析】此題是典型的篇章問(wèn)題考法。答案出現(xiàn)在結(jié)尾處，問(wèn)題是作者對(duì)于人類口語(yǔ)交流 (human speech) 總結(jié)了什么。原文為human speech lacks the stability and permanence of the printed word，與選項(xiàng)A一致。

　　原文及譯文

　　In her early days as an emergency room physician, Doctor Joanna Mayer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn. After the child had been treated and was being prepared for discharge, Doctor Mayer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home. Also listening to her were a half a dozen other family members. A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye, the family asked her to settle an argument they’d been having over exactly what advice she had given. “As I talked to them, I was amazed.” she said, “All of them had heard the simple instructions I have given just a few hours before, but they have three or four different versions. The most basic details were unclear and confusing. I was surprised, because these were intelligent people.” This episode gave Doctor Mayer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later---- most people just don’t listen very well.

　　Nowadays, she says she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients. She asks them to tell her what they think they are supposed to do. She also provides take-home sheets which are computer printouts tailored to the patients’ situation. Doc. Mayer’s listeners are not unusual. When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with a challenge because human speech lacks the stability and permanence of the printed word. Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent.