專家解析大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試歷年閱讀真題(十)

　　這一段共2句話。第一句指出Coffman要求調(diào)查地區(qū)財(cái)務(wù)。第二句是一個(gè)長句，主結(jié)構(gòu)是Coffman says ……這樣一個(gè)主謂賓結(jié)構(gòu)。賓語從句中依然嵌套一個(gè)賓語從句he wants to know whether……后面內(nèi)容的意思是“是否地區(qū)官員掩蓋了預(yù)算短缺問題，直到十一月投票發(fā)生以后……”后半句是一個(gè)非限制性定語從句，when指代的是十一月投票，意思是在十一月投票中，“投票者通過了二億一千二百萬美元的學(xué)校公債事項(xiàng)�！边@樣，Coffman所懷疑的就是地區(qū)官員有可能在十一月投票中掩蓋了預(yù)算短缺問題，以使公債事項(xiàng)得以通過。

　　A，看是否有故意掩蓋問題的行為。這一說法與文意一致。

　　B，看一看此事的后果嚴(yán)重到什么程度。這個(gè)說法沒有著落點(diǎn)。

　　C，確定學(xué)校官員是無辜的。文章沒有提到類似的內(nèi)容。

　　D，阻止選民通過二億一千二百萬美元的公債事項(xiàng)。理解文意可知，這一公債事項(xiàng)早在十一月投票就已經(jīng)通過，現(xiàn)在不可能再去阻止。

　　30. Three high school students started a website in order to ________.

　　A) attract greater public attention to their needs

　　B) appeal to the public for contributions and donations

　　C) expose officials who neglected their duties

　　D) keep people properly informed of the crisis(D)

　　題目問三家高中的學(xué)生開設(shè)了一家網(wǎng)站，其目的是什么。

　　A， 吸引更多的公共關(guān)注，以為己用。

　　B， 呼吁公眾捐獻(xiàn)物資。

　　C， 揭露玩忽職守的官員們。

　　D， 使人們隨時(shí)得知此次危機(jī)事件的真實(shí)進(jìn)展。

　　文章提到學(xué)生建設(shè)網(wǎng)站之事是在最后一段。At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum (論壇)。 “Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”

　　第一句敘述了學(xué)生們建設(shè)網(wǎng)站的事實(shí)，第二句引用了學(xué)生們的原話，解釋了建設(shè)網(wǎng)站的原因。前一句意思是“關(guān)于這個(gè)地區(qū)發(fā)生了什么的謠言傳得向閃電一樣快”，后一句的意思是“我們想去了解真相，然后把真相傳播出去。”注意后一句里面使用的時(shí)態(tài)：wanted用的是一般過去時(shí)，表示這一想法是建設(shè)網(wǎng)站之初的想法，而不是現(xiàn)在的想法，這樣就可推斷出這一想法就是建站的目的。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有D符合這個(gè)意思。

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

　　“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” Said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While here’s on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.

　　In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune (免疫的) function. In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory (血淋淋的) video on surgical procedures. Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that’s the body’s first line of defense against germs. The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.

　　Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones. In short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function. “They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” says Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York. But in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain.

　　“Sustained stress is not good for you,” says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity, “It’s the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.”

　　31. The passage is mainly about ________.

　　A) the benefits of manageable stress

　　B) stay away from

　　C) run out of

　　D) put up with(D)