星火：2008年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀理解預(yù)測(cè)試卷

　　When Mr. Kidder's health falls, this dependence becomes all the more intense. But rather than compromise the book's equity(公正), this intimacy serves to highlight Dr. Farmer's admirable, yet ultimately irritating, character. As Mr. Kidder observes, "Farmer wasn't put on earth to make anyone feel comfortable, except those lucky enough to be his patients or those unlucky enough to need him."

　　57. What makes the "Partners in Health" system unique compared with traditional hospitals?

　　A) It makes attempts to help the poor on a social level.

　　B) It is aimed at treating poor people for free.

　　C) It is designed to help the poor rise from poverty.

　　D) It offers community help to those who are poor.

　　58. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph?

　　A) Hands should not be dried in the dirt after washing.

　　B) Medicine is also needed for cleaning hands.

　　C) Medicine is not a long term cure to their poor health.

　　D) Food can cure their disease better than any medicine.

　　59. The disadvantage of Dr. Farmer's book seems to be that.

　　A) the plots in the book are not attractive enough

　　B) the way he tells the stories is not compelling enough

　　C) the anger he expresses at "stupid deaths" is too strong

　　D) the tone is not strong enough to arouse people's attention

　　60. Mr. Kidder's book also makes for uncomfortable reading because .

　　A) Mr. Kidder himself has never been involved in Dr. Farmer's life

　　B) Mr. Kidder is afraid of making true comments on Dr. Farmer

　　C) Mr. Kidder's emotions prevent him from independent writing

　　D) Mr. Kidder is always waiting for Dr. Farmer's forgiveness

　　61. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .

　　A) Dr. Farmer only helped those who are lucky enough

　　B) Dr. Farmer may have severely criticized the society

　　C) Dr. Farmer was not actually making his patients comfortable

　　D) Dr. Farmer's job is not to make people comfortable

　　Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　隨著全球能源緊張和環(huán)境污染日益嚴(yán)重，綠色建筑逐漸成為全世界共同關(guān)注的話題。其特點(diǎn)為減少能源和資源消耗，并盡可能采用新技術(shù)和新材料。

　　47. nearly 50%

　　[定位]根據(jù)題干中的Swiss Re Tower可以定位到第一段第二句：Thanks to its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a comparable conventional office building.

　　[精解]題目問(wèn)的是得益于其精良的設(shè)計(jì)、先進(jìn)的技術(shù)，Swiss Re Tower比傳統(tǒng)辦公大樓能節(jié)省多少能源。該句意為"由于其設(shè)計(jì)精良，技術(shù)先進(jìn)，Swiss Re Tower有望比傳統(tǒng)建筑節(jié)能近50%"。題干中的owing to與原文中thanks to的同義，traditional與conventional同義。by在此句中為介詞，表程度相差多少的意思，后面應(yīng)接數(shù)字。故答案為nearly 50%。

　　48. the energy crisis of the 1970s

　　[定位]根據(jù)題干中的green architecture可以定位到第二段Green architecture, ...has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s....

　　[精解]由該段可知：綠色建筑的來(lái)源要追溯到20世紀(jì)70年代的能源危機(jī)。題目中的could date back to是對(duì)has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為the energy crisis of the 1970s。