专四考前恶补阅读完型(3)(1)
文章出处： 发布时间：2006-07-09
阅读理解(一)
先读文章，后看题目
有的考生在做阅读理解题的时候，喜欢先看题目后读文章。他们认为这样会节省时间，但是
大多数情况下结果与他们的初衷相反。
实际上，在做阅读理解题的时候先看题目不会节省时间，反而会浪费时间。这是因为如果你先看题目，在你阅读文章的时候你的脑中就会充斥着这些题目，那么你就不能集中注意力。
你就会集中注意力寻找这些题目的答案，从而影响对文章整体的理解。因此在做阅读理解时要先读文章，后看题目。以下是一些具体的方法：
1．在阅读文章时不要担心时间不够，否则就不能全神贯注于文章内容。在阅读文章开头几句时，你要联想一下文章的大意：文章是关于什么内容、写的谁、谈论什么事物等。
2．当你继续阅读文章时，要努力识别出文章的文体，即是科普文章、文学作品，还是新闻报道或是别的；同时要识别出作者的写作手法，文章是写给谁看的，作者是带着一 种什么样的感情写这篇文章的。
3.在读完文章一遍后，你会对文章的主题和文章的结构有了一定的印象，但是为了准
确起见，在你回答问题的时候一定要回过头来再看一遍该文，以确认你的答案。不要根据自
己第一遍阅读时的印象答题，也不要根据自己所掌握的文章以外的知识答题。
4．在阅读题目的时候，要注意一些关键字眼，比如EXCEPT, CANNOT, NOT, INCORRECT
等出题者为了引起考生特别注意的大写词。
PART Ⅰ ［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if
inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on
your ANSWER SHEET.
We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic” to perform his
tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. ___ 1___, this does not pr
event us from enjoying watching a magician ___ 2___ rabbits from a hat.
___ 3___ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in
1926. Houdini mastered the art of ___ 4___. He could free himself from the tightest
knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. ___ 5___ no one really
knows how he did this, there is no doubt ___ 6___ he had made a close study
of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needlelike
tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key.
Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They
___ 7 ___ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself___
8 ____ an instant. The police ___ 9___ him of having used a tool and locked him up again. T
his time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists,
and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his
“needle” in a waxlike ___ 10 ____ and
dropped it on the floor in the passage. ___ 11___ he went past, he step
ped on it so that it stuck to the bottom o
f his foot. His most famous escape, however, was ___ 12___ astonishing.
He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of
___ 13 ____ was nailed down. The ___ 14___ was dropped into the sea in New Yo
rk harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was___ 15___,
it was opened and the chains were found inside.
1. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise
2. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce
3. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted
4. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping
5. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although
6. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that
7. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound
8. A. at B. by C. in D. for
9. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived
10. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance
11. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then
12. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether
13. A. it B. which C. that D. him
14. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain
15. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped
PART Ⅱ ［30 MIN.］
SECTION A ［25 MIN.］
In this section there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.
Mark your choice on your ANSWER SHEET.
TEXT A
Glacier National Park in Montana shares boundaries with Canada, an American Indian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River, the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for ranching, timber, and agriculture. This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park. These private lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.
With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a landuse planning effort to guide the future of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an interlocal agreement that calls for resourcemanaging agencies to work together and with the more than 400 private owners in the area. A draft plan has been prepared, with objective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new development that would damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperation with the park and the county, is helping to restrict smalllot subdivisions, maintain wildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.
The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that congress would impose a legislative solution. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area. Meetings between park officials and landowners have led to a dramatically improved understanding of all concerns.
16. The passage mainly discusses ______.
A. the endangered species in Glacier National Park
B. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National Park
C. conservation laws imposed by the state of Montana
D. conservation laws imposed by Congress
17. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important?
A. They function as a hunting preserve.
B. They are restricted to government use.
C. They are heavily populated.
D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.
18. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as ______.
A. indifferent B. intimate C. cooperative D. disappointing
19. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier
National Park is to ______.
A. limit land development around the park
B. establish a new park in Montana
C. influence national legislation
D. settle border disputes with Canada
TEXT B
As the merchant class expanded in the eighteenthcentury North American Colonies, the silversmith and the coppersmith businesses rose to serve it. Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities. No other colonial artisans rivaled the silversmiths’ prestige. They handled the most expensive materials and possessed direct connections to prosperous colonial merchants. Their products, primarily silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers’ prominence. Silver stood as one of the surest ways to store wealth at a time before neighborhood banks existed. Unlike the silver coins from which they were made, silver articles were readily identifiable. Often formed to individual specifications, they always carried the silversmith’s distinctive markings and consequently could be traced and retrieved. Customers generally secure the silver for the silver object they ordered. They saved coins, took them to smiths, and discussed the type of pieces they desired. Silversmiths complied with these requests by melting the money in a small furnace, adding a bit of copper to form a stronger alloy, and casting the alloy in rectangular blocks. They hammered these ingots to the appropriate thickness by hand, shaped them and pressed designs into them for adornment. Engraving was also done by hand. In addition to plates and bowls, some customers sought more intricate products, such as silver teapots. These were made by shaping or casting parts separately and then soldering them together. Colonial coppersmithing also come of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities. Copper’s ability to conduct heat efficiently and to resist corrosion contributed to its attractiveness. But because it was expensive in colonial America, coppersmiths were never very numerous. Virtually all copper worked by Smiths was imported as sheets or obtained by recycling old copper goods. Copper was used for practical items, but it was not admired for its beauty. Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home. They shaped it in much the same manner as silver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin. They also mixed it with zinc to make brass for maritime and scientific instruments.
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